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A review of the effects of climate and weather on mountain pine beetle population dynamics and impacts of climate change on range expansion in Canada Zhang, Zhaochang

Abstract

The recent past and future range expansion of mountain pine beetle, Dendroctonus ponderosae Hopkins (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae), are reviewed on the basis of the review of the direct and indirect effects of climate and weather on beetle population dynamics. The recent warming has resulted in decreased cold-induced mortality, increased adaptive seasonality, and reduced host-tree defense, and has increased climatically benign habitats for the beetle. There has been a significant range expansion of mountain pine beetle in western Canada in the recent decades, posing a risk of future infestation in the adjacent boreal jack pine (Pinus banksiana Lamb.) forests.

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A review of the effects of climate and weather on mountain pine beetle population dynamics and impacts of climate change on range expansion in Canada
Creator
Zhang, Zhaochang
Date Issued
2014-04
Description
The recent past and future range expansion of mountain pine beetle, Dendroctonus ponderosae Hopkins (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae), are reviewed on the basis of the review of the direct and indirect effects of climate and weather on beetle population dynamics. The recent warming has resulted in decreased cold-induced mortality, increased adaptive seasonality, and reduced host-tree defense, and has increased climatically benign habitats for the beetle. There has been a significant range expansion of mountain pine beetle in western Canada in the recent decades, posing a risk of future infestation in the adjacent boreal jack pine (Pinus banksiana Lamb.) forests.
Subject
Climate change; Mountain pine beetle; Global warming; Range expansion; Climatic suitability
Genre
Graduating Project
Type
Text
Language
eng
Series
University of British Columbia. FRST 497
Date Available
2015-04-15
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.5 Canada
DOI
10.14288/1.0075587
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/52736
Affiliation
Forestry, Faculty of
Campus
UBCV
Peer Review Status
Unreviewed
Scholarly Level
Undergraduate
Rights URI
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/ca/
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