Advances in understanding and managing insect pests of forest trees

B Bentz, P Bonello, H Delb, C Fettig… - … of boreal and …, 2019 - api.taylorfrancis.com
Chapter 16 Page 1 http://dx.doi.org/10.19103/AS.2019.0057.19 Published by Burleigh Dodds
Science Publishing Limited, 2020. Chapter 16 Advances in understanding and managing …

Impacts of climate and insect herbivory on productivity and physiology of trembling aspen (Populus tremuloides) in Alaskan boreal forests

MA Boyd, LT Berner, P Doak, SJ Goetz… - Environmental …, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
Climate change is impacting forested ecosystems worldwide, particularly in the Northern
Hemisphere where warming has increased at a faster rate than the rest of the globe. As …

Xylem traits, leaf longevity and growth phenology predict growth and mortality response to defoliation in northern temperate forests

JR Foster - Tree Physiology, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Defoliation outbreaks are biological disturbances that alter tree growth and mortality in
temperate forests. Trees respond to defoliation in many ways; some recover rapidly, while …

Impact of non-native invertebrates and pathogens on market forest tree resources

M Kenis, A Roques, A Santini, AM Liebhold - Impact of biological invasions …, 2017 - Springer
Several forest non-native pests and pathogens that are among the most frequently cited
invasive species worldwide represent serious economic and conservation concerns for the …

[HTML][HTML] Pine processionary moth outbreaks and droughts have different tree ring signatures in Mediterranean pines

H Houdas, JM Olano, H Hernández-Alonso, C Gómez… - …, 2024 - Elsevier
Defoliating insects' outbreaks play a critical role in trees' carbon cycle. The pine
processionary moth (PPM; Thaumetopoea pityocampa) is the major defoliating insect of …

Climatic and biotic extreme events moderate long‐term responses of above‐and belowground sub‐Arctic heathland communities to climate change

S Bokhorst, GK Phoenix, MP Berg… - Global change …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Climate change impacts are not uniform across the Arctic region because interacting factors
causes large variations in local ecosystem change. Extreme climatic events and population …

Seed loss before seed predation: experimental evidence of the negative effects of leaf feeding insects on acorn production

T Canelo, A Gaytan, G GONZÁLEZ‐BORNAY… - Integrative …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Insect herbivory decreases plant fitness by constraining plant growth, survival and
reproductive output. Most studies on the effects of herbivory in trees rely on correlational …

Identification and impact of hyperparasitoids and predators affecting Cyzenis albicans (Tachinidae), a recently introduced biological control agent of winter moth …

HJ Broadley, EA Kelly, JS Elkinton, RR Kula… - Biological Control, 2018 - Elsevier
The success or failure of an introduced biological control agent may depend on its rate of
mortality from disease, predation, and hyperparasitism. Cyzenis albicans Fallén (Diptera …

Winter geometrid moths in oak forests: Is monitoring a single species reliable to predict defoliation risk?

L Sarvašová, J Kulfan, M Saniga, M Zúbrik, P Zach - Forests, 2020 - mdpi.com
Species within the group of winter moths (Geometridae) are important oak defoliators in
European forests. Adults of these species emerge either in late autumn ('autumn species') or …