Economic Analysis of the Gypsy Moth Problem in the Northeast: IV. Forest Stand Hazard Ratings for Gypsy Moth

David A. Gansner; Owen W. Herrick; William B. White

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Economic Analysis of the Gypsy Moth Problem in the Northeast: IV. Forest Stand Hazard Ratings for Gypsy Moth

Informally Refereed

Authors:

David A. Gansner, Owen W. Herrick, William B. White

Year:

1978

Type:

Research Paper

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

Res. Pap. NE-410. Broomall, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 3p.

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Abstract

Provides a practical method for rating the potential hazard of impending gypsy moth attacks to forest stands. Stepwise multiple regression analysis is used to develop equations for estimating tree mortality from easy-to-measure key characteristics of stand condition.

Citation

Gansner, David A.; Herrick, Owen W.; White, William B. 1978. Economic Analysis of the Gypsy Moth Problem in the Northeast: IV. Forest Stand Hazard Ratings for Gypsy Moth. Res. Pap. NE-410. Broomall, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station. 3p.