Moving forward: Responding to and mitigating effects of the MPB epidemic [Chapter 8]

Claudia Regan; Barry Bollenbacher; Rob Gump; Mike Hillis

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Moving forward: Responding to and mitigating effects of the MPB epidemic [Chapter 8]

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Authors:

Claudia Regan, Barry Bollenbacher, Rob Gump, Mike Hillis

Year:

2014

Type:

Proceedings

Station:

Rocky Mountain Research Station

Source:

In: Matonis, M.; Hubbard, R.; Gebert, K.; Hahn, B.; Miller, S.; Regan, C. Future Forests Webinar Series, Webinar Proceedings and Summary: Ongoing Research and Management Responses to the Mountain Pine Beetle Outbreak. Proceedings RMRS-P-70. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. p. 73-79.

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Abstract

The final webinar in the Future Forest Webinar Series provided an example of how managers utilized available science to address questions about post-epidemic forest conditions. Assessments of current conditions and projected trends, and how these compare with historical patterns, provide important information for land management planning. Large-scale disturbance events, such as the MPB epidemic, can change future vegetation conditions, disturbances and disturbance interactions, and habitat for wildlife species. This case study from the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest illustrates the value of rapid assessments for conservation planning, and it provides a template for future science-management collaboration.

Parent Publication

Future Forests Webinar Series, Webinar Proceedings and Summary: Ongoing Research and Management Responses to the Mountain Pine Beetle Outbreak

Keywords

mountain pine beetle, lodgepole pine, forest change, socio-economic impacts, wildlife habitat

Citation

Regan, Claudia; Bollenbacher, Barry; Gump, Rob; Hillis, Mike. 2014. Moving forward: Responding to and mitigating effects of the MPB epidemic [Chapter 8]. In: Matonis, M.; Hubbard, R.; Gebert, K.; Hahn, B.; Miller, S.; Regan, C. Future Forests Webinar Series, Webinar Proceedings and Summary: Ongoing Research and Management Responses to the Mountain Pine Beetle Outbreak. Proceedings RMRS-P-70. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. p. 73-79.