Modeling the interactive effects of spruce beetle infestation and climate on subalpine vegetation
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DOI: 10.1002/ecs2.2437
Abstract: In the subalpine zone of the Rocky Mountains, climate change is predicted to result in an increase in the frequency and severity of spruce beetle outbreaks. Climate change itself may affect vegetation, potentially leading to… read more here.
Keywords: beetle infestation; infestation climate; climate change; spruce beetle ... See more keywords
Physical and chemical characteristics of blue and Engelmann spruce relative to spruce beetle host selection and colonization
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DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2020.118577
Abstract: Abstract Bark beetles are keystone species that can alter the structure and function of forested ecosystems, yet the mechanisms underlying host selection and successful colonization remain poorly understood for most species. Comparison of closely related… read more here.
Keywords: spruce beetle; spruce; engelmann spruce; bark ... See more keywords
Laboratory and Field Evaluation of the Entomopathogenic Fungus Beauveria bassiana (Deuteromycotina: Hyphomycetes) for Population Management of Spruce Beetle, Dendroctonus rufipennis (Coleoptera: Scolytinae), in Felled Trees and Factors Limiting Pathogen Success
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DOI: 10.1093/ee/nvy036
Abstract: Abstract An isolate of the entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana (Bals.) Vuill. (Deuteromycotina: Hyphomycetes) was tested for its ability to reduce survival and reproduction of spruce beetle, Dendroctonus rufipennis (Kirby) (Coleoptera: Scolytinae), under laboratory and field… read more here.
Keywords: spruce beetle; field; fungus beauveria; beauveria bassiana ... See more keywords
Effects of Site Thermal Variation and Physiography on Flight Synchrony and Phenology of the North American Spruce Beetle (Coleoptera: Curculionidae, Scolytinae) and Associated Species in Colorado
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DOI: 10.1093/ee/nvz067
Abstract: Abstract Spruce beetle, Dendroctonus rufipennis Kirby, is associated with forest mortality in Colorado and across western North America, yet it is not well understood how thermal variability affects basic population processes such as flight phenology.… read more here.
Keywords: spruce beetle; flight synchrony; flight; coleoptera curculionidae ... See more keywords
Wildfire and spruce beetle outbreak have mixed effects on below‐canopy temperatures in a Rocky Mountain subalpine forest
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DOI: 10.1111/jbi.13994
Abstract: Fine‐scale topography and canopy cover can play an important role in mediating effects of regional‐scale climate change on the below‐canopy environment in mountain forests. The aim of this study was to determine how below‐canopy temperatures… read more here.
Keywords: rocky mountain; mountain; beetle outbreak; spruce beetle ... See more keywords
Evidence of compounded disturbance effects on vegetation recovery following high-severity wildfire and spruce beetle outbreak
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0181778
Abstract: Spruce beetle (Dendroctonus rufipennis) outbreaks are rapidly spreading throughout subalpine forests of the Rocky Mountains, raising concerns that altered fuel structures may increase the ecological severity of wildfires. Although many recent studies have found no… read more here.
Keywords: beetle; severity; vegetation recovery; spruce beetle ... See more keywords
Evaluations of Bole Injections for Protecting Engelmann Spruce from Mortality Attributed to Spruce Beetle (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in the Intermountain West
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DOI: 10.18474/0749-8004-55.3.301
Abstract: Abstract Bark beetles are important disturbance agents in coniferous forests, and spruce beetle, Dendroctonus rufipennis (Kirby) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), is one of the more notable species causing landscape-level tree mortality in western North America. We evaluated… read more here.
Keywords: protecting engelmann; bole injections; mortality; mortality attributed ... See more keywords