Foresters Borders And Bark Beetles

Author : Eunice Blavascunas
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 0253049598
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Foresters, Borders, and Bark Beetles written by Eunice Blavascunas and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In Europe's last primeval forest, at Poland's easternmost border with Belarus, the deep past of ancient oaks, woodland bison, and thousands of species of insects and fungi collides with authoritarian and communist histories. Foresters, biologists, environmentalists, and locals project the ancient Bia±owieçza Forest as a series of competing icons in struggles over memory, land, and economy, which are also struggles about whether to log or preserve the woodland; whether and how to celebrate the mixed ethnic Polish/Belarusian peasant past; and whether to align this eastern outpost with ultraright Polish political parties, neighboring Belarus, or the European Union. Eunice Blavascunas provides an intimate ethnographic account, gathered in more than 20 years of research, to untangle complex forest conflicts between protection and use. She looks at which pasts are celebrated, which fester, and which are altered in the tumultuous decades following the collapse of communism. Foresters, Borders, and Bark Beetles is a timely and fascinating work of cultural analysis and storytelling that textures its ethnographic reading of people with the agency of the forest itself and its bark beetle outbreaks, which threaten to alter the very composition of the forest in the age of the Anthropocene"--

Author : Jiri Hulcr
Publisher : University of Florida Press
ISBN 13 : 9781683402633
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Surprising Lives of Bark Beetles written by Jiri Hulcr and published by University of Florida Press. This book was released on 2022-09-06 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A loving look at one of the world's most maligned, misunderstood, and fascinating insects Famous foe of forestry professionals and despised spreader of Dutch elm disease, bark beetles have a bad reputation: the World's Worst Forest Pests. They chew through timber profits and kill healthy trees, turning forests from carbon sinks into carbon sources. But entomologist Jiri Hulcr sees more to these evil weevils than meets the eye, and offers you a closer look--literally. With science journalist Marc Abrahams, Hulcr offers a funny and informative introduction to these under-studied and underappreciated insects.  This lively book turns cutting-edge research into an enjoyable tour through the miniature world of a charming critter. Vivid macrophotography captures every aspect of bark beetle life in stunning detail, from their dramatic family stories and curiously endearing looks to their mating strategies, and the secret fungus farms where they cultivate their own "ambrosia." You'll learn how much we don't know about bark beetles--and what that means for science's attempts to control them as climate change alters their habitats. Whether you're a scientist seeking up-to-date pest management strategies or you're just wondering if your backyard trees are at risk, this book will help you better understand the latest discoveries in beetle symbioses, molecular biology, and ecology. But be warned: at the end of this read you may be filled with affection for these adorable and astonishing beetles.

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 156 pages
Book Rating : 4.9L/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Western Bark Beetle Research Group written by and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The compilation of papers in this proceedings is based on a symposium sponsored by the Insect and Diseases Working Group (D5) at the 2007 Society of American Foresters (SAF) convention in Portland, Oregon. The selection of topics parallels the research priorities of the Western Bark Beetle Research Group (WBBRG) (USDA Forest Service, Research and Development), which had been recently formed at the time of the symposium. Reflecting a unique partnership within the Forest Service, each paper was jointly prepared by a research scientist with the WBBRG and one or more entomologists with Forest Health Protection (USDA Forest Service, State and Private Forestry). Among these papers is a description of the currently elevated impacts of bark beetles in the Western United States; descriptions of the current state of knowledge of bark beetle response to vegetation management and also to climate change; discussions of the complex interactions of bark beetles and fire and of the complex ecological and socioeconomic impacts of infestations; an overview of the use of semiochemical (behavioral chemicals)-based technology for conifer protection; and a case study exemplifying efforts to assess risks posed by nonnative invasive bark beetles." --

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 12 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Saving the Forests written by and published by . This book was released on 1965 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : United States. Forest Service
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 536 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Forest Insect Conditions in the United States written by United States. Forest Service and published by . This book was released on 1962 with total page 536 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : David W. Williams
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4.4V/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Historical Patterns of Spruce Budworm Defoliation and Bark Beetle Outbreaks in North American Conifer Forests written by David W. Williams and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Janet C. Ciegler
Publisher : South Carolina Agriculture and Forestry Research System Clemson University
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ground Beetles and Wrinkled Bark Beetles of South Carolina written by Janet C. Ciegler and published by South Carolina Agriculture and Forestry Research System Clemson University. This book was released on 2000 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Reese Halter
Publisher : Rocky Mountain Books Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1926855663
Total Pages : 178 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Insatiable Bark Beetle written by Reese Halter and published by Rocky Mountain Books Ltd. This book was released on 2011 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In our ever-warming world, trillions of indigenous bark beetles are killing billions of mature conifers throughout the forests of western North America and around the world, as they embark on their largest and most destructive feeding frenzy in modern times. In areas where cold temperatures traditionally prevented these insects from thriving, our once-healthy but now water-starved trees are becoming more and more vulnerable to the voracious appetites of these destructive pests. With aspects of both our environment and the economy at stake, Dr. Reese Halter's second RMB Manifesto provides information on the various types of beetles negatively impacting trees, descriptions of the ecosystems they currently inhabit, and an accessible look at the future humanity may face if we do not find ways to control greenhouse gas emissions and climate change, which are contributing factors to the ongoing spread of bark beetles." -- Publisher.

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Publisher : Nova Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9781600214615
Total Pages : 114 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Invasive Forest Pests written by and published by Nova Publishers. This book was released on 2007 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Evidence suggests that efforts to eradicate the Asian long-horned beetle appear likely to succeed, while the emerald ash borer and P. ramorum are likely to continue to infest and damage forest ecosystems indefinitely despite efforts to control them. The Asian long-horned beetle is a wood-boring insect from Asia that has caused separate infestations in parts of New York, New Jersey, and Illinois. Over 8,000 trees infested with the beetle have been removed, and over 600,000 trees have been chemically treated to protect against the beetle. As a result of these and other actions, federal and state agencies have been able to reduce the size of the infested areas. The emerald ash borer is also a wood-boring insect from Asia that has infested large areas in Michigan; Ohio; Indiana; and Ontario, Canada, killing an estimated 15 million trees. The pathogen P. ramorum is the causal agent of the disease known as Sudden Oak Death. It is of unknown origin and has infested large areas in central and northern coastal California and a small area in southern Oregon. This book examines these key environmental issues. This book is a fully-indexed excerpted version of a GAO report.

Author : New England Society of American Foresters. Winter Meeting
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 52 pages
Book Rating : 4.5W/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Forestry Across Borders written by New England Society of American Foresters. Winter Meeting and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains 19 short papers and abstracts presented at the 84th annual winter meeting of the New England Society of American Foresters, Forestry Across Borders, in Quebec City, Canada, March 23-26, 2004.