Potential for Range Expansion of Mountain Pine Beetle into the Boreal Forest of North America

By L. Safranyik, A. Carroll, Jacques Régnière, D. Langor, W. Riel, T. L. Shore, Brian W. Peter, Barry J. Cooke, V. Nealis, S. W. Taylor. Canadian Entomologist, 2010

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Subfields: Ecology, Genetics, Insect Science

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In Ecology

1. B. Bentz
2. A. Carroll
3. B. Cooke
4. Rob S. Skakun
5. R. Hall
6. Guillermo Castilla
7. Joanne C. White
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Citations in the corpus

• Mountain Pine Beetle Voltinism and Life History Characteristics across Latitudinal and Elevational Gradients in the Western United States (2014, background): “Both have enabled increased population success at the northern edge of the distribution and at higher elevations (Cudmore et al. 2010, Safranyik et al. 2010, Macfarlane et al. 2013, Sambaraju et al. 2012).”
• Remote sensing of forest pest damage: a review and lessons learned from a Canadian perspective* (2016, background): “The western spruce budworm is an important native defoliator of interior Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirbel) Franco; Pinaceae) in western North America, but it can also defoliate grand fir Hall et al. S301 © 2016 Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada (Abies grandis (Douglas ex Don) Lindla”
• Changes in transpiration and foliage growth in lodgepole pine trees following mountain pine beetle attack and mechanical girdling (2013, background): “…of further infestations are likely as beetles move into alternate hosts such as jack pine (Pinus banksiana) in the boreal forests of North America, and ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosae) in B.V. ). more temperate forests (Safranyik et al., 2010; Rice et al., 2007; Cullingham et al., 2011).”
• Breach of the northern Rocky Mountain geoclimatic barrier: initiation of range expansion by the mountain pine beetle (2012, background): “Not surprisingly, given the potential for range expansion to the east coast of North America, a flurry of research has recently been conducted on risk analysis and climatic suitability (Safranyik et al., 2010), reproductive potential and host distribution (Cudmore et al., 2010; Cullingham et al., 20”