NCEAS study: Ravenous foreign pests threaten national treasures
Researchers evaluate the accumulation rates of non-native forest pests and pathogens in the United States, as well as the damage they cause to trees.
Historical Accumulation of Nonindigenous Forest Pests in the Continental United States
J.E. Aukema, D.G. McCullough, B. Von Holle, A.M. Liebhold, K. Britton and S.J. Frankel
BioScience 60(11), Dec 2010
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J.E. Aukema, D.G. McCullough, B. Von Holle, A.M. Liebhold, K. Britton and S.J. Frankel
BioScience 60(11), Dec 2010
The following media covered this study:
Los Angeles Times blog: More global trade means more forest pests (Dec 10, 2010)
Washington Post online: Invasive insects are growing threat to trees, forests (Dec 12, 2010)
Washington Post print version: Bugs, beetles and borers put U.S. forests at risk (Dec 13, 2010)
Santa Barbara Independent: Ravenous Foreign Pests Threaten National Forests (Dec 6, 2010)
United Press International (UPI): U.S. forests under attack by foreign pests
Washington Post online: Invasive insects are growing threat to trees, forests (Dec 12, 2010)
Washington Post print version: Bugs, beetles and borers put U.S. forests at risk (Dec 13, 2010)
Santa Barbara Independent: Ravenous Foreign Pests Threaten National Forests (Dec 6, 2010)
United Press International (UPI): U.S. forests under attack by foreign pests
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