Heat Disinfestation of Decay Fungi Found in Post-mountain Pine Beetle Wood
Heat Disinfestation of Decay Fungi Found in Post-mountain Pine Beetle Wood

Author: Adnan Uzunovic

Publisher:

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 22

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"This research focuses on studying the heat tolerance of sap-rot and heart-rot fungi found in beetle-killed wood. Specifically, the authors evaluate the 56/30 schedule and other temperature/time combinations. They also investigate whether slow air-drying increased the heat tolerance of the fungi. The generated data are expected to fill an important science gap on the fungi found in beetle-affected trees."--Document.

Change in Wood Quality and Fall Rate of Trees Up to Ten Years After Death from Mountain Pine Beetle
Change in Wood Quality and Fall Rate of Trees Up to Ten Years After Death from Mountain Pine Beetle

Author: Kathy J. Lewis

Publisher:

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 40

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Despite the history of mountain pine beetle (Dendroctonous ponderosae Hopk.) outbreaks in British Columbia, including the outbreak in the mid 1980s that affected timber supply in the Quesnel Timber Supply Area, little was known about the post-mortality rate of deterioration of wood quality and quantity, and the rate of change in stand structure due to fall of dead trees. This study used dendrochronology to crossdate pine killed by mountain pine beetle to determine the exact year of mortality and to characterize decay and degradation in factors of wood quality and quantity over time.--Includes text from document.

Mountain Pine Beetle Symposium
Mountain Pine Beetle Symposium

Author: Pacific Forestry Centre

Publisher:

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 308

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The S2Mountain Pine Beetle Symposium: Challenges and SolutionsS3 was held in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada on October 30-31, 2003. This meeting was organized by Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service, Pacific Forestry Centre and funded through the Government of Canada Mountain Pine Beetle Initiative. Approximately 250 people representing the forest industry, consultants, universities, provincial and federal government agencies, First Nations, and the general public, from both Canada and the United States attended the meeting. Thirty presentations were given describing the current mountain pine beetle situation (in British Columbia, Alberta and the western United States) and its management and economic implications. Researchers presented the latest information on remote sensing, decision support systems, impacts on stand dynamics and wildlife, phytosanitary risks, climate change effects and preventive management as they relate to mountain pine beetle.

Pine Bark Beetles
Pine Bark Beetles

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Publisher: Academic Press

Published: 2016-04-28

Total Pages: 332

ISBN-13: 0128027444

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Pine Bark Beetles, the latest release in the Advances in Insect Physiology series, provides readers with the latest interdisciplinary reviews on the topic. It is an essential reference source for invertebrate physiologists, neurobiologists, entomologists, zoologists, and insect chemists. - Contains important, comprehensive, and in-depth reviews on insect physiology - Provides an essential reference source for invertebrate physiologists and neurobiologists, entomologists, zoologists, and insect biochemists - First published in 1963, this serial is ranked second in the highly competitive ISI category of entomology

Specific Gravity and Other Properties of Wood and Bark for 156 Tree Species Found in North America
Specific Gravity and Other Properties of Wood and Bark for 156 Tree Species Found in North America

Author: Patrick D. Miles

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Published: 2009

Total Pages: 40

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Much information is available for specific gravity and other properties of wood and bark, but it is widely scattered in the literature. This paper compiles information for estimation of biomass for 156 tree species found in North America for use in national forest inventory applications. We present specific gravities based on average green volume as well as 12 percent moisture content volume for calculation of oven-dry biomass. Additional information is included on bark thickness, bark voids, and bark percentages by species and green and dry weight of wood and bark. --

Saproxylic Beetles
Saproxylic Beetles

Author: Jörn Buse

Publisher: Andersen Press (UK)

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9789546425072

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The group of saproxylic beetles consists of thousands of different species exhibiting a rich variety of form as well as varied life-cycle strategies. They play an important role in decomposition processes and thus for nutrient-cycling in natural ecosystems. Based on contributions given at the conference this book contains contributions about research on conservation ecology of saproxylic beetles as well as results from recent faunistic surveys in different European regions. It comprises aspects of saproxylic beetle ecology, faunistics, diversity and conservation issues. International experts report on their activity, management strategies and new approaches in saproxylic insect conservation. There are a lot of people doing research on saproxylic beetles in different countries of the world, but this seems to be a little bit disorganized. Hopefully, these European conferences will lead to a better, more international network. The contributions included in this volume cover a broad spectrum of research on saproxylic beetles, organized in three main chapters: "Saproxylic beetle assemblages and regional surveys" include "Oaks in Norway," showing the abundance and composition of red-listed species of beetles in hollow oaks. Further reports on regional surveys deals with a spruce primeval forest in Romania, a hardwood floodplain forest in the Czech Republic, and the Gartow region of Lower Saxony, a hotspot of saproxylic beetle diversity in north-western Germany. "Saproxylic beetle ecology and implications for their conservation" deals with ecological studies of single species, e.g. Limoniscus violaceus, Lucanus cervus, Osmoderma eremita and the worldwide distribution of the genus Cucujus. "Advances in methodology and databases" discusses new techniques in trapping and the development of databases. This volume gives a nice overview of the actual research on saproxylic beetles in Europe and I wish the next conference in 2010 a successful meeting; maybe some people from the UK or even overseas should be invited.