Tree defence and bark beetles in a drying world: carbon partitioning, functioning and modelling

Flavanone-3-Hydroxylase Plays an Important Role in the Biosynthesis of Spruce Phenolic Defenses Against Bark Beetles and Their Fungal Associates

(2019) Almuth Hammerbacher et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

Tree mortality submodels drive simulated long-term forest dynamics: assessing 15 models from the stand to global scale

(2019) Harald Bugmann et al.   Ecosphere

Volatile organic compounds influence the interaction of the Eurasian spruce bark beetle (Ips typographus) with its fungal symbionts

(2019) Dineshkumar Kandasamy et al.   ISME Journal

Drought impacts on phloem transport

(2018) Sanna Sevanto   CURRENT OPINION IN PLANT BIOLOGY

Fungal associates of the tree-killing bark beetle, Ips typographus , vary in virulence, ability to degrade conifer phenolics and influence bark beetle tunneling behavior

(2018) Tao Zhao et al.   Fungal Ecology

Successful Colonization of Lodgepole Pine Trees by Mountain Pine Beetle Increased Monoterpene Production and Exhausted Carbohydrate Reserves

(2018) Marla Roth et al.   JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ECOLOGY

Monoterpenyl esters in juvenile mountain pine beetle and sex-specific release of the aggregation pheromonetrans-verbenol

(2018) Christine C. Chiu et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Experimental droughts with rainout shelters: a methodological review

(2018) David L. Hoover et al.   Ecosphere

Interaction of disturbance agents on Norway spruce: A mechanistic model of bark beetle dynamics integrated in simulation framework WINDROT

(2018) Juha Honkaniemi et al.   ECOLOGICAL MODELLING

Tree resin flow dynamics during an experimentally induced attack by Ips avulsus, I. calligraphus, and I. grandicollis

(2018) Sander O. Denham et al.   CANADIAN JOURNAL OF FOREST RESEARCH

New Perspectives on CO2, Temperature, and Light Effects on BVOC Emissions Using Online Measurements by PTR-MS and Cavity Ring-Down Spectroscopy

(2018) Jianbei Huang et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Eyes on the future - evidence for trade-offs between growth, storage and defense in Norway spruce

(2018) Jianbei Huang et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

High carbon storage in carbon‐limited trees

(2018) Raphael Weber et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Phytochemicals as mediators for host range expansion of a native invasive forest insect herbivore

(2018) Nadir Erbilgin   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Canopy mortality has doubled in Europe’s temperate forests over the last three decades

(2018) Cornelius Senf et al.   Nature Communications

Anatomical and Chemical Responses of Eastern White Pine (Pinus strobus L.) to Blue-Stain (Ophiostoma minus) Inoculation

(2018) Adriana Arango-Velez et al.   Forests

Climate Change Effects on Secondary Compounds of Forest Trees in the Northern Hemisphere

(2018) Jarmo K. Holopainen et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

Weathering the storm: how lodgepole pine trees survive mountain pine beetle outbreaks

(2017) Nadir Erbilgin et al.   OECOLOGIA

Defence syndromes in lodgepole - whitebark pine ecosystems relate to degree of historical exposure to mountain pine beetles

(2017) Kenneth F. Raffa et al.   PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT

Incorporating variability in simulations of seasonally forced phenology using integral projection models

(2017) Devin W. Goodsman et al.   Ecology and Evolution

Global change effects on plant–insect interactions: the role of phytochemistry

(2017) Mary A Jamieson et al.   Current Opinion in Insect Science

A multi-species synthesis of physiological mechanisms in drought-induced tree mortality

(2017) Henry D. Adams et al.   Nature Ecology & Evolution

Toxicity of Pine Monoterpenes to Mountain Pine Beetle

(2017) Christine C. Chiu et al.   Scientific Reports

Effect of bark beetle (Ips typographus L.) attack on bark VOC emissions of Norway spruce (Picea abies Karst.) trees

(2016) Rajendra P. Ghimire et al.   ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT

Recent Tree Mortality in the Western United States from Bark Beetles and Forest Fires

(2016) Jeffrey A. Hicke et al.   FOREST SCIENCE

Biotic disturbances in Northern Hemisphere forests - a synthesis of recent data, uncertainties and implications for forest monitoring and modelling

(2016) Markus Kautz et al.   GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY

Climate change amplifies the interactions between wind and bark beetle disturbances in forest landscapes

(2016) Rupert Seidl et al.   LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY

Small beetle, large-scale drivers: how regional and landscape factors affect outbreaks of the European spruce bark beetle

(2015) Rupert Seidl et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY

Tree physiology and bark beetles

(2015) Michael G. Ryan et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Nonstructural carbohydrate dynamics of lodgepole pine dying from mountain pine beetle attack

(2015) Erin Wiley et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Tree mortality from drought, insects, and their interactions in a changing climate

(2015) William R. L. Anderegg et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Forest health and global change

(2015) S. Trumbore et al.   SCIENCE

Interactions among spruce beetle disturbance, climate change and forest dynamics captured by a forest landscape model

(2015) Christian Temperli et al.   Ecosphere

On underestimation of global vulnerability to tree mortality and forest die-off from hotter drought in the Anthropocene

(2015) Craig D. Allen et al.   Ecosphere

The information landscape of plant constitutive and induced secondary metabolite production

(2015) André Kessler   Current Opinion in Insect Science

Do water-limiting conditions predispose Norway spruce to bark beetle attack?

(2014) Sigrid Netherer et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

The effect of fungal pathogens on the water and carbon economy of trees: implications for drought-induced mortality

(2014) Jonàs Oliva et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Patterns and causes of observed piñon pine mortality in the southwestern United States

(2014) Arjan J. H. Meddens et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Testing phenotypic trade-offs in the chemical defence strategy of Scots pine under growth-limiting field conditions

(2014) C. Villari et al.   TREE PHYSIOLOGY

Nonstructural Carbon in Woody Plants

(2013) Michael C. Dietze et al.   Annual Review of Plant Biology

Monoterpene emissions from bark beetle infested Engelmann spruce trees

(2013) Hardik S. Amin et al.   ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT

Individual traits as drivers of spatial dispersal and infestation patterns in a host–bark beetle system

(2013) Markus Kautz et al.   ECOLOGICAL MODELLING

Terpenes Tell Different Tales at Different Scales: Glimpses into the Chemical Ecology of Conifer - Bark Beetle - Microbial Interactions

(2013) Kenneth F. Raffa   JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ECOLOGY

Bacteria Associated with a Tree-Killing Insect Reduce Concentrations of Plant Defense Compounds

(2013) Celia K. Boone et al.   JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ECOLOGY

Drought predisposes piñon-juniper woodlands to insect attacks and mortality

(2013) Monica L. Gaylord et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Evaluating theories of drought-induced vegetation mortality using a multimodel-experiment framework

(2013) Nate G. McDowell et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Resin duct characteristics associated with tree resistance to bark beetles across lodgepole and limber pines

(2013) Scott Ferrenberg et al.   OECOLOGIA

Guess the impact of Ips typographus—An ecosystem modelling approach for simulating spruce bark beetle outbreaks

(2012) Anna Maria Jönsson et al.   AGRICULTURAL AND FOREST METEOROLOGY

Red Turpentine Beetle: Innocuous Native Becomes Invasive Tree Killer in China

(2012) Jianghua Sun et al.   Annual Review of Entomology

Plant Defense Against Herbivores: Chemical Aspects

(2012) Axel Mithöfer et al.   Annual Review of Plant Biology

Spatiotemporal patterns of observed bark beetle-caused tree mortality in British Columbia and the western United States

(2012) Arjan J. H. Meddens et al.   ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS

A meta-analytical review of the effects of elevated CO2 on plant-arthropod interactions highlights the importance of interacting environmental and biological variables

(2012) Emily A. Robinson et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Variation in carbon availability, defense chemistry and susceptibility to fungal invasion along the stems of mature trees

(2012) Devin W. Goodsman et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Inducibility of chemical defenses in Norway spruce bark is correlated with unsuccessful mass attacks by the spruce bark beetle

(2012) Christian Schiebe et al.   OECOLOGIA

Consequences of Climate Warming and Altered Precipitation Patterns for Plant-Insect and Multitrophic Interactions

(2012) M. A. Jamieson et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Consequences of widespread tree mortality triggered by drought and temperature stress

(2012) William R. L. Anderegg et al.   Nature Climate Change

Efficacy of tree defense physiology varies with bark beetle population density: a basis for positive feedback in eruptive species

(2011) Celia K. Boone et al.   CANADIAN JOURNAL OF FOREST RESEARCH

Mapping forest canopy height globally with spaceborne lidar

(2011) Marc Simard et al.   JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH

Induced Terpene Accumulation in Norway Spruce Inhibits Bark Beetle Colonization in a Dose-Dependent Manner

(2011) Tao Zhao et al.   PLoS One

Modelling natural disturbances in forest ecosystems: a review

(2010) Rupert Seidl et al.   ECOLOGICAL MODELLING

Pheromone production in bark beetles

(2010) Gary J. Blomquist et al.   INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Cross-scale Drivers of Natural Disturbances Prone to Anthropogenic Amplification: The Dynamics of Bark Beetle Eruptions

(2008) Kenneth F. Raffa et al.   BIOSCIENCE

CLIMATE CHANGE: Ecosystem Disturbance, Carbon, and Climate

(2008) S. W. Running   SCIENCE