Dispersal of Mountain Pine Beetle and impacts of management
In this thesis, we use a reaction-diffusion equation with chemotaxis to model the interaction between Mountain Pine Beetle (MPB, Dendroctonius ponderosae), Mountain Pine Beetle pheromones, and susceptible trees. The goal is to understand how the movement and attack of MPB is affected by management a...
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University of British Columbia
2013
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2429/44798 |