Effects of Stand Structure, Browsing, and Biophysical Conditions on Regeneration Following Mountain Pine Beetle in Mixed Lodgepole Pine and Aspen Forests of the Southern Rockies

Effects of Stand Structure, Browsing, and Biophysical Conditions on Regeneration Following Mountain Pine Beetle in Mixed Lodgepole Pine and Aspen Forests of the Southern Rockies

Aspen (Populus tremuloides) and lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta var. latifolia) co-occur in the southern Rocky Mountains (USA), where mountain pine beetle (MPB, Dendroctonus ponderosae) has caused extensive lodgepole pine mortality since the late 1990s. Both species excel in post-disturbance high-lig...

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Main Authors: Kristen A. Pelz, Frederick W. Smith
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-08-01
Series:Forests
Subjects:
trembling aspen
lodgepole pine
mountain pine beetle
bark beetles
browsing
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/9/9/525

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