Defense contracts: molecular protection in insect-microbe symbioses
Insects cope with environmental threats using a broad array of strategies. A key strategy,
widespread among insects but unappreciated until recently, is the use of molecular …
widespread among insects but unappreciated until recently, is the use of molecular …
Understanding and modeling forest disturbance interactions at the landscape level
BR Sturtevant, MJ Fortin - Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Disturbances, both natural and anthropogenic, affect the configuration, composition, and
function of forested ecosystems. Complex system behaviors emerge from the interactions …
function of forested ecosystems. Complex system behaviors emerge from the interactions …
Tree mortality following drought in the central and southern Sierra Nevada, California, US
CJ Fettig, LA Mortenson, BM Bulaon… - Forest Ecology and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Much of California, US experienced a severe drought in 2012–2015 inciting a large tree
mortality event in the central and southern Sierra Nevada. We assessed causal agents and …
mortality event in the central and southern Sierra Nevada. We assessed causal agents and …
Defence syndromes in lodgepole–whitebark pine ecosystems relate to degree of historical exposure to mountain pine beetles
Warming climate is allowing tree‐killing bark beetles to expand their ranges and access
naïve and semi‐naïve conifers. Conifers respond to attack using complex mixtures of …
naïve and semi‐naïve conifers. Conifers respond to attack using complex mixtures of …
Accuracy of aerial detection surveys for mapping insect and disease disturbances in the United States
TW Coleman, AD Graves, Z Heath, RW Flowers… - Forest Ecology and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Insects and diseases annually cause millions of hectares of defoliation and mortality to
forested landscapes in the US To monitor these disturbance events, the USDA Forest …
forested landscapes in the US To monitor these disturbance events, the USDA Forest …
Consequences of mountain pine beetle outbreak on forest ecosystem services in western Canada
After affecting millions of hectares of pine forests in western Canada, the mountain pine
beetle (MPB; Dendroctonous ponderosae Hopkins) is spreading out of its native range and …
beetle (MPB; Dendroctonous ponderosae Hopkins) is spreading out of its native range and …
Impacts of mountain pine beetle outbreaks on lodgepole pine forests in the Intermountain West, US, 2004–2019
Mountain pine beetle, Dendroctonus ponderosae Hopkins (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), is
the most important forest insect in western North America. We determined causes and rates …
the most important forest insect in western North America. We determined causes and rates …
Interactions among spruce beetle disturbance, climate change and forest dynamics captured by a forest landscape model
The risk of bark beetle outbreaks is widely predicted to increase because of a warming
climate that accelerates temperature‐driven beetle population growth and drought stress …
climate that accelerates temperature‐driven beetle population growth and drought stress …
Rapid induction of multiple terpenoid groups by ponderosa pine in response to bark beetle-associated fungi
Ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa) is a major and widely distributed component of conifer
biomes in western North America and provides substantial ecological and economic …
biomes in western North America and provides substantial ecological and economic …
Recent drought and tree mortality effects on the avian community in southern Sierra Nevada: a glimpse of the future?
Birds respond rapidly to changes in both habitat and climate conditions and thus are good
indicators of the ecological effects of a changing climate, which may include warmer …
indicators of the ecological effects of a changing climate, which may include warmer …