2013-2027 National Insect and Disease Forest Risk Assessment: Summary and data access
| Authors: | Frank J. James R. Ellenwood.Krist, Sheryl A. Romero. |
| Year: | 2015 |
| Type: | Book Chapter |
| Station: | Washington Office |
| Source: | Potter, K.M., and B.L. Conkling, editors. 2015. Forest Health Monitoring: National Status, Trends and Analysis, 2014. General Technical Report SRS-209. Asheville, North Carolina: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. 190 p. |
Abstract
The 2013–2027 National Insect and Disease Forest Risk Assessment represents a nationwide strategic assessment of the hazard of tree mortality due to insects and diseases displayed as a series of maps, the National Insect and Disease Risk Maps (NIDRM) (Krist and others 2014) (gs. 6.1, 6.2, and 6.3). Risk, or more appropriately termed, hazard, is dened in the assessment as the expectation that, without remediation, at least 25 percent of standing live basal area >1 inch in diameter will die over a 15-year time frame (2013–27) due to insects and diseases.