Landscape Patterns and Ecosystem Processes

2008 US-IALE Symposium

Madison, Wisconsin | April 6-10, 2008

Oral Presentations by Session


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2f - Insect Outbreaks in Forested Landscapes: Spatial Patterns and Ecosystem Responses
Date:Wednesday (2008-04-09)
Time:1:20 PM - 3:00 PM
Room:Hall of Ideas E
Session Chair(s):Kirsten de Beurs, Brenden McNeil
1:20 - 1:40Robert Kennedy
A new approach to mapping subtle insect-related mortality and recovery dynamics in mesic and dry conifer forests
1:40 - 2:00Suming Jin
Spatial patterns of bark beetle disturbance in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem
2:00 - 2:20Martin Simard
Disturbance severity and post-disturbance biomass recovery in western subalpine forests: A comparison of bark beetle outbreaks and wildfires
2:20 - 2:40Jacob Griffin
Influence of host tree species on ecosystem response to bark beetle outbreaks in subalpine forests of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem
2:40 - 3:00Josie Hughes
Lessons from an applied mountain pine beetle model: Simple answers are important, interesting questions remain

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