Influence of elevation on bark beetle community structure in ponderosa pine stands of northern Arizona

Andrew Miller; Kelly Barton; Joel McMillin; Tom DeGomez; Karen Clancy; John Anhold

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Influence of elevation on bark beetle community structure in ponderosa pine stands of northern Arizona

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Andrew Miller, Kelly Barton, Joel McMillin, Tom DeGomez, Karen Clancy, John Anhold

Year:

2008

Type:

Proceedings

Station:

Rocky Mountain Research Station

Source:

In: Gottfried, Gerald J.; Shaw, John D.; Ford, Paulette L., compilers. 2008. Ecology, management, and restoration of pinon-juniper and ponderosa pine ecosystems: combined proceedings of the 2005 St. George, Utah and 2006 Albuquerque, New Mexico workshops. Proceedings RMRS-P-51. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. p. 181.

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Abstract

(Please note, this is an abstract only) Bark beetles killed more than 20 million ponderosa pine trees in Arizona during 2002-2004. Historically, bark beetle populations remained endemic and ponderosa pine mortality was limited to localized areas in Arizona. Consequently, there is a lack of information on bark beetle community structure in ponderosa pine stands of Arizona. Furthermore, it is unknown how elevation influences the community structure of these bark beetles. Understanding the bark beetle complex at different elevations will enable development of more effective forest management guidelines.

Parent Publication

Ecology, management, and restoration of pinon-juniper and ponderosa pine ecosystems: combined proceedings of the 2005 St. George, Utah and 2006 Albuquerque, New Mexico workshops

Keywords

Pinon-juniper and juniper woodlands, ponderosa pine forests, ecology, management, restoration, southwestern United States

Citation

Miller, Andrew; Barton, Kelly; McMillin, Joel; DeGomez, Tom; Clancy, Karen; Anhold, John. 2008. Influence of elevation on bark beetle community structure in ponderosa pine stands of northern Arizona. In: Gottfried, Gerald J.; Shaw, John D.; Ford, Paulette L., compilers. 2008. Ecology, management, and restoration of pinon-juniper and ponderosa pine ecosystems: combined proceedings of the 2005 St. George, Utah and 2006 Albuquerque, New Mexico workshops. Proceedings RMRS-P-51. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. p. 181.