Nonnative forest insects and pathogens in the United States: Impacts and policy options

GM Lovett, M Weiss, AM Liebhold… - Ecological …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
We review and synthesize information on invasions of nonnative forest insects and diseases
in the United States, including their ecological and economic impacts, pathways of arrival …

Loss of foundation species: consequences for the structure and dynamics of forested ecosystems

AM Ellison, MS Bank, BD Clinton… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
In many forested ecosystems, the architecture and functional ecology of certain tree species
define forest structure and their species‐specific traits control ecosystem dynamics. Such …

[图书][B] Conservation by proxy: indicator, umbrella, keystone, flagship, and other surrogate species

T Caro - 2010 - books.google.com
The vast scope of conservation problems has forced biologists and managers to rely on"
surrogate" species to serve as shortcuts to guide their decision making. These species …

Ecological effects of invasive alien insects

M Kenis, MA Auger-Rozenberg, A Roques, L Timms… - Biological …, 2009 - Springer
A literature survey identified 403 primary research publications that investigated the
ecological effects of invasive alien insects and/or the mechanisms underlying these effects …

Responses of insect pests, pathogens, and invasive plant species to climate change in the forests of northeastern North America: what can we predict?

JS Dukes, J Pontius, D Orwig… - Canadian journal of …, 2009 - cdnsciencepub.com
Climate models project that by 2100, the northeastern US and eastern Canada will warm by
approximately 3–5° C, with increased winter precipitation. These changes will affect trees …

Direct and indirect effects of alien insect herbivores on ecological processes and interactions in forests of eastern North America

KJK Gandhi, DA Herms - Biological Invasions, 2010 - Springer
Alien invasive insects such as gypsy moth, hemlock woolly adelgid, and emerald ash borer
continue to disturb the mixed deciduous and hemlock forests of eastern North America by …

Forest ecosystem responses to exotic pests and pathogens in eastern North America

GM Lovett, CD Canham, MA Arthur, KC Weathers… - …, 2006 - academic.oup.com
The forests of eastern North America have been subjected to repeated introductions of
exotic insect pests and pathogens over the last century, and several new pests are currently …

[HTML][HTML] Ash dieback risks an extinction cascade

T Hultberg, J Sandström, A Felton, K Öhman… - Biological …, 2020 - Elsevier
Large-scale decline in populations of European ash (Fraxinus excelsior) are occurring
throughout Europe due to the invasive fungus Hymenoscyphus fraxineus. This has grave …

Role of winter temperature and climate change on the survival and future range expansion of the hemlock woolly adelgid (Adelges tsugae) in eastern North America

A Paradis, J Elkinton, K Hayhoe… - Mitigation and Adaptation …, 2008 - Springer
Global climate change has already affected the abundances, range limits, and interactions
of many species. The hemlock woolly adelgid (Adelges tsugae), an invasive insect …

Vegetation dynamics in declining eastern hemlock stands: 9 years of forest response to hemlock woolly adelgid infestation

AK Eschtruth, NL Cleavitt, JJ Battles… - Canadian Journal of …, 2006 - cdnsciencepub.com
Les infestations du puceron lanigère de la pruche (Adelges tsugae Annand) sont
responsables du dépérissement graduel de la pruche du Canada (Tsuga canadensis (L.) …