Rocky Mountain forests are poised to recover following bark beetle outbreaks but with altered composition

Kyle C. Rodman; Robert A. Andrus; Amanda R. Carlson; Trevor A. Carter; Teresa B. Chapman; Jonathan D. Coop; Paula J. Fornwalt; Nathan S. Gill; Brian J. Harvey; Ashley E. Hoffman; Katharine C. Kelsey; Dominik Kulakowski; Daniel C. Laughlin; Jenna E. Morris; Jose Negron; Katherine Nigro; Gregory S. Pappas; Miranda D. Redmond; Charles C. Rhoades; Monique E. Rocca; Zoe H. Schapira; Jason S. Sibold; Camille S. Stevens-Rumann; Thomas T. Veblen; Jianmin Wang; Xiaoyang Zhang; Sarah J. Hart

doi:10.1111/1365-2745.13999

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Rocky Mountain forests are poised to recover following bark beetle outbreaks but with altered composition

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Authors:

Kyle C. Rodman, Robert A. Andrus, Amanda R. Carlson, Trevor A. Carter, Teresa B. Chapman, Jonathan D. Coop, Paula J. Fornwalt, Nathan S. Gill, Brian J. Harvey, Ashley E. Hoffman, Katharine C. Kelsey, Dominik Kulakowski, Daniel C. Laughlin, Jenna E. Morris, Jose Negron, Katherine Nigro, Gregory S. Pappas, Miranda D. Redmond, Charles C. Rhoades, Monique E. Rocca, Zoe H. Schapira, Jason S. Sibold, Camille S. Stevens-Rumann, Thomas T. Veblen, Jianmin Wang, Xiaoyang Zhang, Sarah J. Hart

Year:

2022

Type:

Scientific Journal

Station:

Rocky Mountain Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2745.13999

Source:

Journal of Ecology. 110: 2929-2949.

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Abstract

Amplified by warming temperatures and drought, recent outbreaks of native bark beetles (Curculionidae: Scolytinae) have caused extensive tree mortality throughout Europe and North America. Despite their ubiquitous nature and important effects on ecosystems, forest recovery following such disturbances is poorly understood, particularly across regions with varying abiotic conditions and outbreak effects.

Keywords

biotic disturbances, compositional shifts, Dendroctonus spp, Dryocoetes confusus, structural recovery, subalpine forests

Citation

Rodman, Kyle C.; Andrus, Robert A.; Carlson, Amanda R.; Carter, Trevor A.; Chapman, Teresa B.; Coop, Jonathan D.; Fornwalt, Paula J.; Gill, Nathan S.; Harvey, Brian J.; Hoffman, Ashley E.; Kelsey, Katharine C.; Kulakowski, Dominik; Laughlin, Daniel C.; Morris, Jenna E.; Negron, Jose F.; Nigro, Katherine M.; Pappas, Gregory S.; Redmond, Miranda D.; Rhoades, Charles C.; Rocca, Monique E.; Schapira, Zoe H.; Sibold, Jason S.; Stevens-Rumann, Camille S.; Veblen, Thomas T.; Wang, Jianmin; Zhang, Xiaoyang; Hart, Sarah J. 2022. Rocky Mountain forests are poised to recover following bark beetle outbreaks but with altered composition. Journal of Ecology. 110: 2929-2949.