Shifting disturbances in a warming environment : the western spruce budworm and Douglas-fir beetle in British Columbia

Outbreaks of western spruce budworm (Choristoneura occidentalis Freeman), a native defoliator of Douglas-fir, appear to have been occurring further north in British Columbia (BC) compared to the early 1900s potentially as a result of climate change, but there is a lack of quantitative evidence to su...

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Main Author: Marciniak, Amberly
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2015
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/53706