Defense traits in the long-lived Great Basin bristlecone pine and resistance to the native herbivore mountain pine beetle

Barbara J. Bentz; Sharon M. Hood; Matt Hansen; Jim C. Vandygriff; Karen E. Mock

doi:10.1111/nph.14191

Treesearch

Defense traits in the long-lived Great Basin bristlecone pine and resistance to the native herbivore mountain pine beetle

Formally Refereed

Authors:

Barbara J. Bentz, Sharon M. Hood, Matt Hansen, Jim C. Vandygriff, Karen E. Mock

Year:

2016

Type:

Scientific Journal

Station:

Rocky Mountain Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.14191

Source:

New Phytologist. doi: 10.1111/nph.14191.

Download (PDF 933 KB)

Download (PDF 933 KB): https://research.fs.usda.gov/download/treesearch/52768.pdf

Abstract

Mountain pine beetle (MPB, Dendroctonus ponderosae) is a significant mortality agent of Pinus, and climate-driven range expansion is occurring. Pinus defenses in recently invaded areas, including high elevations, are predicted to be lower than in areas with longer term MPB presence. MPB was recently observed in high-elevation forests of the Great Basin (GB) region, North America. Defense and susceptibility in two long-lived species, GB bristlecone pine (Pinus longaeva) and foxtail pine (P. balfouriana), are unclear, although they are sympatric with a common MPB host, limber pine (P. flexilis).

Keywords

climate change, Dendroctonus ponderosae (mountain pine beetle), exaptation, Pinus balfouriana (foxtail pine), Pinus flexilis (limber pine), Pinus longaeva (Great Basin bristlecone pine), tree longevity

Citation

Bentz, Barbara J.; Hood, Sharon M.; Hansen, E. Matthew; Vandygriff, James C.; Mock, Karen E. 2016. Defense traits in the long-lived Great Basin bristlecone pine and resistance to the native herbivore mountain pine beetle. New Phytologist. doi: 10.1111/nph.14191.