Download or read book The Mountain Pine Beetle written by Pacific Forestry Centre and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book presents a synthesis of published information on mountain pine beetle (Dendroctonus ponderosae Hopkins [Coleoptera: Scolytidae]) biology and management with an emphasis on lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta Dougl. ex Loud. var. latifolia Engelm.) forests of western Canada. Intended as a reference for researchers as well as forest managers, the book covers three main subject areas: mountain pine beetle biology, management, and socioeconomic concerns. The chapters on biology cover taxonomy, life history and habits, distribution, insect-host tree interactions, development and survival, epidemiology, and outbreak history. The management section covers management strategy, survey and detection, proactive and preventive management, and decision support tools. The chapters on socioeconomic aspects include an economic examination of management programs and the utilization of post-beetle salvage timber in solid wood, panelboard, pulp and paper products."--Publisher's description.

Download or read book Empire of the Beetle written by Andrew Nikiforuk and published by Greystone Books Ltd. This book was released on 2011-07-22 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beginning in the late 1980s, a series of improbable bark beetle outbreaks unsettled iconic forests and communities across western North America. An insect the size of a rice kernel eventually killed more than 30 billion pine and spruce trees from Alaska to New Mexico. Often appearing in masses larger than schools of killer whales, the beetles engineered one of the world's greatest forest die-offs since the deforestation of Europe by peasants between the eleventh and thirteenth centuries. The beetle didn't act alone. Misguided science, out-of-control logging, bad public policy, and a hundred years of fire suppression created a volatile geography that released the world's oldest forest manager from all natural constraints. Like most human empires, the beetles exploded wildly and then crashed, leaving in their wake grieving landowners, humbled scientists, hungry animals, and altered watersheds. Although climate change triggered this complex event, human arrogance assuredly set the table. With little warning, an ancient insect pointedly exposed the frailty of seemingly stable manmade landscapes. Drawing on first-hand accounts from entomologists, botanists, foresters, and rural residents, award-winning journalist Andrew Nikiforuk, investigates this unprecedented beetle plague, its startling implications, and the lessons it holds.

Download or read book The Mountain Pine Beetle in Lodgepole Pine Forests written by Arthur Lawrence Roe and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Mountain Pine Beetle written by Kay Turnbaugh and published by Westwinds Press. This book was released on 2011 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Describes the mountain pine beetle and how it has caused an epidemic of dead trees in the Rocky Mountains"--Provided by publisher.

Download or read book Mountain Pine Beetle Dynamics in Lodgepole Pine Forests written by Walter E. Cole and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Mountain Pine Beetle an Important Enemy of Western Pines written by James C. Evenden and published by . This book was released on 1943 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Interaction Between Mountain Pine Beetle and Dynamics of Lodgepole Pine Stands written by Walter E. Cole and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 8 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Mountain Pine Beetle Dynamics in Lodgepole Pine Forests written by Walter E. Cole and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Net Precipitation Within Small Group Infestations of the Mountain Pine Beetle written by and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 4 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Emergence and Attack Behavior of the Mountain Pine Beetle in Lodgepole Pine written by Lynn A. Rasmussen and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 8 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Emergence Attack Densities and Seasonal Trends of Mountain Pine Beetle Dendroctonus Ponderosae in the Black Hills written by J. M. Schmid and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 8 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Localized Spatial and Temporal Attack Dynamics of the Mountain Pine Beetle in Lodgepole Pine written by Barbara J. Bentz and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Mountain Pine Beetle Dynamics in Lodgepole Pine Forests written by Gene D. Amman and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Ponderosa Pine Mortality Resulting from a Mountain Pine Beetle Outbreak written by William F. McCambridge and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From 1965 to 1978, mountain pine beetles killed 25% of the pines taller than 4.5 feet in a study area in north-central Colorado. Average basal area was reduced from 92 to 58 square feet per acre. Mortality increased with tree diameter up to about 9 inches d.b.h. Larger trees appeared to be killed at random. Mortality was directly related to number of trees per acre and presence of dwarf mistletoe, but not to site index, elevation, and percent Douglas-fir in the stand.

Download or read book Hazard Rating Ponderosa Pine Stands for Mountain Pine Beetles in the Black Hills written by J. M. Schmid and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 4 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Integrating Management Strategies for the Mountain Pine Beetle with Multiple resource Management of Lodgepole Pine Forests written by and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Mountain Pine Beetle Emergence in Relation to Depth of Lodgepole Pine Bark written by Gene D. Amman and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 8 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: