Bark beetle outbreaks in Europe: state of knowledge and ways forward for management

T Hlásny, L König, P Krokene, M Lindner… - Current Forestry …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Outbreaks of tree-killing bark beetles have reached
unprecedented levels in conifer forests in the northern hemisphere and are expected to …

Tree defence and bark beetles in a drying world: carbon partitioning, functioning and modelling

J Huang, M Kautz, AM Trowbridge… - New …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Drought has promoted large‐scale, insect‐induced tree mortality in recent years, with severe
consequences for ecosystem function, atmospheric processes, sustainable resources and …

[HTML][HTML] Natural disturbances risks in European Boreal and Temperate forests and their links to climate change–A review of modelling approaches

JMN Romeiro, T Eid, C Antón-Fernández… - Forest Ecology and …, 2022 - Elsevier
It is expected that European Boreal and Temperate forests will be greatly affected by climate
change, causing natural disturbances to increase in frequency and severity. To detangle …

Climate change amplifies the interactions between wind and bark beetle disturbances in forest landscapes

R Seidl, W Rammer - Landscape Ecology, 2017 - Springer
Context Growing evidence suggests that climate change could substantially alter forest
disturbances. Interactions between individual disturbance agents are a major component of …

Is salvage logging effectively dampening bark beetle outbreaks and preserving forest carbon stocks?

L Dobor, T Hlásny, W Rammer, S Zimová… - Journal of Applied …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Salvage logging is one of most frequently applied management responses to forest
disturbances world‐wide. As forest disturbances are increasing, so too is the application of …

Norway spruce at the trailing edge: the effect of landscape configuration and composition on climate resilience

J Honkaniemi, W Rammer, R Seidl - Landscape ecology, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Context Norway spruce (Picea abies) is one of the most widespread tree species in
Europe's forests. Due to its high economic value it has been strongly favored by …

Drivers of Spruce Bark Beetle (Ips typographus) Infestations on Downed Trees after Severe Windthrow

B Hroššo, P Mezei, M Potterf, A Majdák, M Blaženec… - Forests, 2020 - mdpi.com
Research Highlights: Bark beetles are important agents of disturbance regimes in temperate
forests, and specifically in a connected wind-bark beetle disturbance system. Large-scale …

Factors influencing dispersal by flight in bark beetles (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae): from genes to landscapes

KL Jones, VA Shegelski, NG Marculis… - Canadian Journal of …, 2019 - cdnsciencepub.com
Dispersal by flight is obligatory for bark beetles in the subfamily Scolytinae. Adult bark
beetles must leave the natal host and fly to seek new hosts for brood production. Because of …

Transpiration deficits increase host susceptibility to bark beetle attack: Experimental observations and practical outcomes for Ips typographus hazard assessment

B Matthews, S Netherer, K Katzensteiner… - Agricultural and Forest …, 2018 - Elsevier
The projected increase in the frequency and severity with which bark beetle disturbances
occur is forecasted to be partially driven by increases in drought episodes. Drought is widely …

Contrasting Norway spruce disturbance dynamics in managed forests and strict forest reserves in Slovakia

M Potterf, M Svitok, P Mezei, B Jarčuška, R Jakuš… - Forestry, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Forest disturbances are intensifying globally, yet regional drivers of these dynamics remain
poorly understood. We investigated recent disturbance intensities in Norway spruce (Picea …