Assessing the impacts of the decline of Tsuga canadensis stands on two amphibian species in a New England forest

Abstract Disturbances such as outbreaks of herbivorous insects and pathogens can devastate unique habitats and directly reduce biodiversity. The foundation tree species Tsuga canadensis (eastern hemlock) is declining due to infestation by the nonnative insect Adelges tsugae (hemlock woolly adelgid)....

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Main Authors: Ahmed A. H. Siddig, Aaron M. Ellison, Brooks G. Mathewson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2016-11-01
Series:Ecosphere
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.1574