Abstract
The recent continental-scale outbreak of native bark beetles in western North America is unprecedented at least since Euro-American settlement. Observational and modeling evidence suggest that warm temperatures observed during the late 20th century altered beetle population dynamics by accelerating beetle reproductive cycles leading to exponential population growth. The linkage between beetle outbreaks and cli
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 72-86 |
Number of pages | 15 |
Journal | Quaternary International |
Volume | 387 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Nov 11 2015 |
Keywords
- Dendroctonus
- Lake sediments
- Mountain pine beetle
- Scolytinae
- Spruce beetle
- Taphonomy
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Earth-Surface Processes