The structure and functioning of temperate forests are shifting due to changes in climate.
Foreseeing the trajectory of such changes is critical to implementing adequate management …

The northern spruce bark beetle, Ips duplicatus (Sahlberg), has invaded Central Europe in
the past century and continues to spread southwards and westwards. It has caused damage …

Simple Summary Biological invasions in the forests of Europe are becoming more frequent,
and bark-and wood-boring insects are increasingly important invasive forest pests. Global …

The northern bark beetle (Ips duplicatus), in Europe originally restricted to northern
countries, expanded its distribution range to eastern Europe in the 20th century and is now …

Climate change is associated with increases in temperature and the frequency and intensity
of abiotic disturbances such as drought that can affect forest resilience at multiple scales …

Ips duplicatus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) is a bark beetle that recently invaded southern
Europe. It produces intense outbreaks in the spruce stands installed outside their natural …

Ips duplicatus was collected in Romania for the first time in 1948. Afterwards, between 1957
and 1967, it was found in different places, but only as a faunistic element. The first outbreak …

Given the generally negative impact of non-native organisms, and particulary the
arthropods, in the ecosystems of a given area, the paper presents new information about the …

Bark beetles are the most important forest pests in the Northern Hemisphere. The range of
Ips duplicatus, an invasive bark beetle in central Europe, has been steadily expanding, and …

Biological invasions in forest ecosystems are recognised as a global scale challenge.
However, our current knowledge of invasive alien forest insect species (IAFIS) in Romania is …