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Urban Tree Mortality: A Literature Review

Tree survival is a performance metric for urban forestry initiatives, and an understanding of the factors that influence mortality can help managers target resources and enhance survival. Furthermore, urban tree planting investments depend on tree survival to maximize ecosystem services. In this literature review, we categorized factors commonly associated with urban...

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Author(s):

Deborah R. Hilbert; Lara A. Roman; Andrew K. Koeser; Jess Vogt; Natalie S. van Doorn

Year:

2019

Keywords:

Ecological Monitoring, Street Tree, Tree Death, Tree Demography, Tree Population, Tree Survival, Urban Park, Yard Tree

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Arboriculture & Urban Forestry: 45(5): 167-200.

Algorithmic decision rules for estimating growth, removals, and mortality within a national-scale forest inventory (USA)

The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) program maintains the National Information Management System (NIMS) that provides the computational framework for the annual forest inventory of the United States. Questions regarding the impact of key elements of programming logic, processing criteria, and estimation procedures...

Author(s):

William H. McWilliams; Carol L. Alerich; William A. Bechtold; Mark Hansen; Christopher M. Oswalt; Mike Thompson; Jeff Turner

Year:

2012

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In: McWilliams, Will; Roesch, Francis A. eds. 2012. Monitoring Across Borders: 2010 Joint Meeting of the Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) Symposium and the Southern Mensurationists. e-Gen. Tech. Rep. SRS-157. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. 155-159.

Isolation and characterization of juvenile hormone esterase from gypsy moth (Lymantria dispar)

Insect metamorphosis is under precise hormonal control. During the last larval stadium, the degradation of juvenile hormone by juvenile hormone esterase (JHE) is essential for the initiation of pupation. Therefore, we have targeted this system for disruption with a strategy to produce a recombinant gypsy moth virus which expresses JHE. In order to clone and insert the...

Author(s):

Algimantas P. Valaitis; Joan Jolliff

Year:

1991

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IN: Gottschalk, Kurt W.; Twery, Mark J.; Smith, Shirley I., eds. Proceedings, U.S. Department of Agriculture interagency gypsy moth research review 1990; East Windsor, CT. Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-146. Radnor, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station: 82.

The effects of tree species and site conditions on gypsy moth survival and growth in Michigan

In 1987, we began a study to determine the relationships between gypsy moth growth and survival and forest site factors. The major objectives of this study were to determine the (1) relationships between gypsy moth survival and growth and different ecosystem conditions, (2) relationships among egg hatch, host phenology, and distribution of small larvae in the...

Author(s):

John A. Witter; Michael E. Montgomery; Charley A. Chilcote; Jennifer L. Stoyenoff

Year:

1991

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Predicting defoliation by the gypsy moth using egg mass counts and a helper variable

Traditionally, counts of egg masses have been used to predict defoliation by the gypsy moth. Regardless of the method and precision used to obtain the counts, estimates of egg mass density alone often do not provide satisfactory predictions of defoliation. Although defoliation levels greater than 50% are seldom observed if egg mass densities are less than 600 per...

Author(s):

Michael E. Montgomery

Year:

1991

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In: Gottschalk, Kurt W.; Twery, Mark J.; Smith, Shirley I., eds. Proceedings, U.S. Department of Agriculture interagency gypsy moth research review 1990; East Windsor, CT. Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-146. Radnor, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northeastern Forest Experiment Station: 144.

Performance of gypsy moth larvae on hosts from the Deep South: survival, development and host preferences

Survival, development time and pupal weights of gypsy moth, Lymantria dispar L., which had fed on southern tree hosts were determined. Five species of oaks, Quercus spp.; sweetgum, Liquidambar styracflua L.; and river birch, Betula nigra L., were found to be acceptable hosts. Survival and...

Author(s):

C. Wayne Berisford; Todd J. Lanigan; Michael E. Montgomery

Year:

1991

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Variation in the suitability of tree species for the gypsy moth

Lymantria dispar L. is a polyphagous defoliator that feeds on a variety of trees and shrubs. These hosts vary considerably in their nutritional value for the gypsy moth. Classifications patterned after that of Mosher (1915) are used to group potential hosts into categories that correspond to suitable, marginal, and inadequate. Within species...

Author(s):

Michael E. Montgomery

Year:

1991

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Other species considered

This chapter reports on predators which have only preliminary information or were found to have a host range that was too broad to be considered as safe biological control agents. The predators reviewed here include predaceous anthocorid bugs from China and western North America, a Laricobius beetle from China, and a lady beetle native to western...

Author(s):

Michael E. Montgomery; Thomas J. McAvoy; Scott M. Salom

Year:

2011

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In: Onken, B.; Reardon, R. eds. Implementation and status of biological control of the hemlock woolly adelgid. FHTET-2011-04. Morgantown, WV: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service Forest Health Technology Enterprise Team: 116-122. Chapter 10.

First-order fire effects models for land Management: Overview and issues

We give an overview of the science application process at work in supporting fire management. First-order fire effects models, such as those discussed in accompanying papers, are the building blocks of software systems designed for application to landscapes over time scales from days to centuries. Fire effects may be modeled using empirical, rule based, or process...

Author(s):

Elizabeth D. Reinhardt; Matthew B. Dickinson

Year:

2010

Keywords:

empirical models, first-order fire effects, land management applications, process models, rule-based models

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Fire Ecology. 6(1): 131-142.

Population-wide mortality in multiple forest types in western North America: onset, extent, and severity of impacts as indicators of climatic influence

A complex of drought, insects, and disease is causing widespread mortality in multiple forest types across western North America. These forest types range from dry Pinus-Juniperus woodlands to moist, montane Picea-Abies forests. Although large-scale mortality events are known from the past and considered part of natural cycles, recent events have largely been...

Author(s):

J. D. Shaw; J. N. Long; M. T. Thompson; R. J. DeRose

Year:

2010

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mortality, forest types, climate change, Forest Inventory and Analysis

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The International Forestry Review. 12(5): 45.

Understanding Federal regulations as guidelines for classical biological control programs

This chapter reviews the legislation and rules that provide the foundation for federal regulation of the introduction of natural enemies of insects as biological control agents. It also outlines the steps for complying with regulatory requirements, using biological control of Adelges tsugae Annand, the hemlock woolly adelgid (HWA), as an example. The...

Author(s):

Michael E. Montgomery

Year:

2011

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Revised estimates for direct-effect recreational jobs in the interior Columbia River basin.

This paper reviews the methodology used to derive the original estimates for direct employment associated with recreation on Federal lands in the interior Columbia River basin (the basin), and details the changes in methodology and data used to derive new estimates. The new analysis resulted in an estimate of 77,655 direct-effect jobs associated with recreational...

Author(s):

Lisa K. Crone; Richard W. Haynes

Year:

1999

Keywords:

Recreation, employment, Columbia River basin

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Gen. Tech. Rep. PNW-GTR-483. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. 29 p. (Quigley, Thomas M., ed.; Interior Columbia Basin Ecosystem Management Project: Scientific assessment)

An overview of lady beetles in relation to their potential as biological controls for hemlock woolly adelgid

More than 63 species of lady beetles (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) have been collected in China from hemlock infested with hemlock woolly adelgid, Adelges tsugae. The lady beetle species that seem most useful for biological control are in the genus/subgenus Scymnus (Neopullus), namely S. camptodromus, S....

Author(s):

Gouyue Yu; Michael E. Montgomery

Year:

2008

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In: Onken, Brad; Reardon, Richard, comps. Fourth Symposium on hemlock woolly adelgid in the eastern United States; 2008 February 12-14; Hartford, CT. FHTET 2008-01. Morgantown, WV: U.S. Forest Service, Forest Health Technology Enterprise Team: 19-28.

Natural enemies of adelgids in North America: Their prospect for biological control of Adelges tsugae (Homoptera: Adelgidae)

On eastern hemlock, we found two resident beetles preying on Adelges tsugae Annand. One is a coccinellid native to Europe, Scymnus suturalis Thunberg, that also feeds on Pineus sp. that attack pines. The other is a native derodontid beetle, Laricobius rubidus LeConte. The seasonal life history...

Author(s):

Michael E. Montgomery; Suzanne M. Lyon

Year:

1995

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In: Salom, S.M.; Tigner, T.C.; Reardon, R.C., eds. Proceedings of the first hemlock woolly adelgid review; 1995 October 12; Charlottesville, VA. Morgantown, WV: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Health Technology Enterprise Team: 89-102.

Modeling effects of prescribed fire on wildlife habitat: Stand structure, snag recruitment and coarse woody debris

The essential role of fire in sustaining ecosystems has recently been formally recognized. It is specifically addressed in several new national policy documents. In the Federal Wildland Fire Policy and Program Review's Implementation Action Plan (US Department of Interior and U.S. Department of Agriculture 1996). federal land managers expect to implement a several...

Author(s):

Colin C. Hardy; Elizabeth D. Reinhardt

Year:

1998

Keywords:

modeling effects, prescribed fire, wildlife habitat, coarse woody debris

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In: Fire and wildlife in the Pacific Northwest: Research, policy, and management; April 6-8, 1998; Spokane, WA. Bethesda, MD: The Wildlife Society, Northwest Section, Oregon and Washington Chapters. p. 67-74.

Civic science in urban forestry: Engaging the public in data collection, knowledge production, and stewardship

Civic science in urban forestry is a means of engaging the public in the study, management, and care of urban trees, and includes varied approaches with different disciplinary foundations. For instance, citizen science has been gaining prominence in urban forestry, with municipalities and nonprofits engaging volunteers in data collection for inventories and monitoring...

Author(s):

Laura A. Roman; Lindsay K. Campbell; Rebecca C. Jordan

Year:

2018

Keywords:

Citizen Science, Civic Ecology, Co-Management, Knowledge Co-Production, Participatory Research, Urban Ecology, Urban Forestry

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Arboriculture & Urban Forestry. 44: 41-48.

Opportunities to improve monitoring of temporal trends with FIA panel data

The Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) Program of the Forest Service, Department of Agriculture, is an annual monitoring system for the entire United States. Each year, an independent "panel" of FIA field plots is measured. To improve accuracy, FIA uses the "Moving Average" or "Temporally Indifferent" method to combine estimates from...

Author(s):

Raymond Czaplewski; Michael Thompson

Year:

2009

Keywords:

forest monitoring, Kalman filter, composite estimator, Pinus contorta, Dendroctonus ponderosae, population dynamics model, AIC, information-theoretics

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In: McWilliams, Will; Moisen, Gretchen; Czaplewski, Ray, comps. Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) Symposium 2008; October 21-23, 2008; Park City, UT. Proc. RMRS-P-56CD. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 55 p.

Wildfire and post-fire erosion impacts on forest ecosystem carbon and nitrogen: An analysis

Many ecosystem processes occurring in soils depend upon the presence of organic matter. Soil organic matter is particularly important for nutrient supply, cation exchange capacity, and water retention, hence its importance in long-term site productivity. However, wildfires consume large amounts of aboveground organic material, and soil heating can consume soil organic...

Author(s):

D. G. Neary; S. T. Overby

Year:

2006

Keywords:

wildfire, carbon, nitrogen, erosion, sustainability

Source:

Forest Ecology and Management. 234S: S162.

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Urban Tree Mortality: A Literature Review

Algorithmic decision rules for estimating growth, removals, and mortality within a national-scale forest inventory (USA)

Isolation and characterization of juvenile hormone esterase from gypsy moth (Lymantria dispar)

The effects of tree species and site conditions on gypsy moth survival and growth in Michigan

Predicting defoliation by the gypsy moth using egg mass counts and a helper variable

Performance of gypsy moth larvae on hosts from the Deep South: survival, development and host preferences

Variation in the suitability of tree species for the gypsy moth

Other species considered

First-order fire effects models for land Management: Overview and issues

Population-wide mortality in multiple forest types in western North America: onset, extent, and severity of impacts as indicators of climatic influence

Understanding Federal regulations as guidelines for classical biological control programs

Revised estimates for direct-effect recreational jobs in the interior Columbia River basin.

An overview of lady beetles in relation to their potential as biological controls for hemlock woolly adelgid

Natural enemies of adelgids in North America: Their prospect for biological control of Adelges tsugae (Homoptera: Adelgidae)

Modeling effects of prescribed fire on wildlife habitat: Stand structure, snag recruitment and coarse woody debris

Civic science in urban forestry: Engaging the public in data collection, knowledge production, and stewardship

Opportunities to improve monitoring of temporal trends with FIA panel data

Wildfire and post-fire erosion impacts on forest ecosystem carbon and nitrogen: An analysis

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