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A dispersal‐aggregation model for mountain pine beetle in lodgepole pine stands
Author(s) -
Burnell D. G.
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
population ecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.819
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1438-390X
pISSN - 1438-3896
DOI - 10.1007/bf02510942
Subject(s) - biological dispersal , mountain pine beetle , bark beetle , biology , ecology , pinus contorta , bark (sound) , population , demography , sociology
Summary In this paper a dispersal‐attack theory for bark beetle attacking trees is developed from a set of simple assumptions, and the resulting theoretical model is fit to data from four epidemic studies. Implications of the theory are discussed in relation to the dynamics of lodgepole pine‐mountain pine beetle interactions.