Bark Beetle Outbreaks in Western North America.

Bark Beetle Outbreaks in Western North America

Bark Bettle Symposium

University of Utah Press

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Bark Beetle Outbreaks in Western North America: Causes and Consequences is a flat-spined, softcover summary of an urgent environmental problem: the destruction that bark beetle infestations have wreaked, particularly since 1990. The report covers bark beetle ecology and biology, bark beetle outbreaks, contributing factors to bark beetle devastation, and steps that can help preserve forest ecosystems for the future. "Although there are no known management options to prevent the spread of a large-scale bark beetle outbreak, land-use activities that enhance forest heterogeneity at the regional scale--such as creating patches of forest that contain diverse species and ages of trees--can reduce susceptibility to bark beetle outbreaks." An excellent and informative report especially recommended for anyone responsible for taking care of private or public forested land.