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    Predictions of Southern Pine Beetle Populations Using a Forest Ecosystem Model

    Dendroctonus frontalis Zirnm. (southern pine beetle (SPB)) has caused over $900 million in damage to pines in the southern United States between 1960 and 1990 (Price et al., 1992). The damage of ...

    Steven G. McNulty, Peter L. Lorio Jr.… in The Productivity and Sustainability of Sou… (1998)

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    Environmental Effects on Pine Tree Carbon Budgets and Resistance to Bark Beetles

    Pine trees are a dominant component of primary production in natural and man- aged ecosystems throughout the southeastern United States. Because of the economic importance of pines in the Southeast, the southe...

    Richard T. Wilkens, Matthew P. Ayres… in The Productivity and Sustainability of Sou… (1998)

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    Growth Differentiation-Balance Relationships in Pines Affect Their Resistance to Bark Beetles (Coleoptera: Scolytidae)

    How trees defend themselves against attack by bark beetles (Coleoptera: Scolytidae) is poorly understood. Because of this, there are diverse theories on the mechanisms of defense. Whatever the specific mechani...

    Peter L. Lorio Jr. in Mechanisms of Woody Plant Defenses Against Insects (1988)