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Filtering by: Subject Mountain pine beetles -- Montana Degree Name Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

Mapping disturbance interactions from earth and space : insect effects on tree mortality, fuels, and wildfires across forests of the Pacific Northwest

Creator:

Meigs, Garrett W.

Abstract:

Given the vital role of forest ecosystems in landscape pattern and process, it is important to quantify the effects, feedbacks, and uncertainties associated with forest disturbance dynamics. In western North America, insects and wildfires are both native disturbances that have influenced forests for millennia, and both are projected to increase...

Resource Type:

Dissertation

Full Text:

........................................................................................................ 28 CHAPTER 3 || SPATIOTEMPORAL DYNAMICS OF RECENT MOUNTAIN PINE BEETLE AND WESTERN SPRUCE BUDWORM