Spatial configuration matters when removing windfelled trees to manage bark beetle disturbances in Central European forest landscapes.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2019.109792
Abstract: Windfelled Norway spruce (Picea abies) trees play a crucial role in triggering large-scale outbreaks of the European spruce bark beetle Ips typographus. Outbreak management therefore strives to remove windfelled trees to reduce the risk of… read more here.
Keywords: windfelled trees; beetle disturbances; bark beetle; landscape ... See more keywords