Forest insect defoliation and carbon dynamics: simulating multiple defoliator outbreaks in mixed deciduous landscapes with LANDIS-II

Jane Foster; Robert Scheller; Brian R. R. Sturtevant; Phillip Townsend; David Mladenoff

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Forest insect defoliation and carbon dynamics: simulating multiple defoliator outbreaks in mixed deciduous landscapes with LANDIS-II

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Authors:

Jane Foster, Robert Scheller, Brian R. R. Sturtevant, Phillip Townsend, David Mladenoff

Year:

2010

Type:

Scientific Journal

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

In: US-IALE 25th annual landscape ecology symposium. Is what humans do natural; 2010 April 5-9; Athens, GA.: 70. Abstract.

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Abstract

Defoliation outbreaks are dynamic forest disturbances with unique spatial and temporal characteristics that produce distinct changes in forest composition and carbon (C) balance.

Citation

Foster, Jane; Scheller, Robert; Sturtevant, Brian; Townsend, Phillip; Mladenoff, David. 2010. Forest insect defoliation and carbon dynamics: simulating multiple defoliator outbreaks in mixed deciduous landscapes with LANDIS-II. In: US-IALE 25th annual landscape ecology symposium. Is what humans do natural; 2010 April 5-9; Athens, GA.: 70. Abstract.