Bark beetle infestation impacts on nutrient cycling, water quality and interdependent hydrological effects
Bark beetle populations have drastically increased in magnitude over the last several
decades leading to the largest-scale tree mortality ever recorded from an insect infestation …
decades leading to the largest-scale tree mortality ever recorded from an insect infestation …
Managing bark beetle impacts on ecosystems and society: priority questions to motivate future research
Recent bark beetle outbreaks in North America and Europe have impacted forested
landscapes and the provisioning of critical ecosystem services. The scale and intensity of …
landscapes and the provisioning of critical ecosystem services. The scale and intensity of …
Bark beetles increase biodiversity while maintaining drinking water quality
Increasing natural disturbances in conifer forests worldwide complicate political decisions
about appropriate land management. In particular, allowing insects to kill trees without …
about appropriate land management. In particular, allowing insects to kill trees without …
Hydrological effects of forest transpiration loss in bark beetle-impacted watersheds
The recent climate-exacerbated mountain pine beetle infestation in the Rocky Mountains of
North America has resulted in tree death that is unprecedented in recorded history. The …
North America has resulted in tree death that is unprecedented in recorded history. The …
Wildfire altering terrestrial precursors of disinfection byproducts in forest detritus
Wildfire occurrence and intensity are increasing worldwide causing severe disturbances to
forest watersheds used for potable water supply. The effects of wildfire on drinking water …
forest watersheds used for potable water supply. The effects of wildfire on drinking water …
When a tree dies in the forest: scaling climate-driven tree mortality to ecosystem water and carbon fluxes
Drought-and heat-driven tree mortality, along with associated insect outbreaks, have been
observed globally in recent decades and are expected to increase in future climates …
observed globally in recent decades and are expected to increase in future climates …
Distinct fungal and bacterial responses to fire severity and soil depth across a ten-year wildfire chronosequence in beetle-killed lodgepole pine forests
Lodgepole pine forests are under threat due to wildfires of increasing severity and frequency
coupled with tree mortality from insect outbreaks. Soil microbial communities, which drive …
coupled with tree mortality from insect outbreaks. Soil microbial communities, which drive …
Biogeochemical impacts of wildfires over four millennia in a R ocky M ountain subalpine watershed
PV Dunnette, PE Higuera, KK McLauchlan… - New …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Wildfires can significantly alter forest carbon (C) storage and nitrogen (N) availability, but the
long‐term biogeochemical legacy of wildfires is poorly understood. We obtained a lake …
long‐term biogeochemical legacy of wildfires is poorly understood. We obtained a lake …
Detection of spruce beetle-induced tree mortality using high-and medium-resolution remotely sensed imagery
Outbreaks of bark beetles cause widespread tree mortality, which have important
consequences for wildlife, forest composition and structure, timber production, and water …
consequences for wildlife, forest composition and structure, timber production, and water …
Forest ecosystem respiration estimated from eddy covariance and chamber measurements under high turbulence and substantial tree mortality from bark beetles
HN Speckman, JM Frank, JB Bradford… - Global Change …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Eddy covariance nighttime fluxes are uncertain due to potential measurement biases. Many
studies report eddy covariance nighttime flux lower than flux from extrapolated chamber …
studies report eddy covariance nighttime flux lower than flux from extrapolated chamber …