Essays about: "Bark beetles"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 26 essays containing the words Bark beetles.
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1. Exploring patterns in risk factors for bark beetle attack during outbreaks triggered by drought stress with harvester data on attacked trees: A case study in Southeastern Sweden
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskapAbstract : ABSTRACT Raising temperatures and climate variability have intensified extreme weather events worldwide. These extremes can enhance and trigger possible pest outbreaks. Bark beetle attacks have become a major concern in regions with extensive spruce forest areas. Southeastern Sweden has faced repeated outbreaks resulting in widespread tree loss. READ MORE
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2. Population dynamics of the spruce bark beetle Ips typographus in forest conservation areas and the interaction with biodiversity and natural enemies
University essay from SLU/Dept. of EcologyAbstract : Biodiversity is rapidly decreasing and in need of more conservation efforts. However, the tree-killing European spruce bark beetle, Ips typographus (L.), has made forest conservation controversial by affecting conservation areas and possibly adjoining managed forests, yet is still a keystone species leaving decaying wood promoting biodiversity. READ MORE
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3. Granbarkborreangrepp i och kring naturreservat : hur påverkar åtgärder?
University essay from SLU/Dept. of EcologyAbstract : Granbarkborren (Ips typographus) orsakar en stor skada i dom svenska skogarna. Från dom senaste 120 åren finns data som visar många av dom större granbarkborreangreppens påverkan. Inget utbrott finns registrerat som går att jämföra med det utbrott som startade efter den rekordvarma sommaren 2018. READ MORE
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4. Emergence patterns of Ips typographus and Medetera spp. after overwintering in killed spruce trees
University essay from SLU/Dept. of EcologyAbstract : Ips typographus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae, Scolytinae) is a pest species that mainly attacks Norway spruce (Picea abies L. Karst.) and can kill large volumes of spruce trees during outbreaks, leading to economic losses of great magnitude. A common practice to manage attacks is to remove recently killed trees and thereby remove the beetles. READ MORE
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5. Multi-scale Bark Beetle Predictions Using Machine Learning
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskapAbstract : Bark beetle attacks have led to widespread tree disturbance and deaths in many parts of the world, and thereby also economic and biodiversity losses. Forest-rich Sweden has experienced periodic attacks, latest in 2018. READ MORE
