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Bark Beetle Population Dynamics in the Anthropocene : Challenges and Solutions

Biedermann, Peter H W ; Müller, Jörg ; Grégoire, Jean-Claude ; Gruppe, Axel ; Hagge, Jonas ; Hammerbacher, Almuth ; Hofstetter, Richard W ; Kandasamy, Dineshkumar LU orcid ; Kolarik, Miroslav and Kostovcik, Martin , et al. (2019) In Trends in Ecology & Evolution 34(10). p.914-924
Abstract

Tree-killing bark beetles are the most economically important insects in conifer forests worldwide. However, despite >200 years of research, the drivers of population eruptions and crashes are still not fully understood and the existing knowledge is thus insufficient to face the challenges posed by the Anthropocene. We critically analyze potential biotic and abiotic drivers of population dynamics of an exemplary species, the European spruce bark beetle (ESBB) (Ips typographus) and present a multivariate approach that integrates the many drivers governing this bark beetle system. We call for hypothesis-driven, large-scale collaborative research efforts to improve our understanding of the population dynamics of this and other bark... (More)

Tree-killing bark beetles are the most economically important insects in conifer forests worldwide. However, despite >200 years of research, the drivers of population eruptions and crashes are still not fully understood and the existing knowledge is thus insufficient to face the challenges posed by the Anthropocene. We critically analyze potential biotic and abiotic drivers of population dynamics of an exemplary species, the European spruce bark beetle (ESBB) (Ips typographus) and present a multivariate approach that integrates the many drivers governing this bark beetle system. We call for hypothesis-driven, large-scale collaborative research efforts to improve our understanding of the population dynamics of this and other bark beetle pests. Our approach can serve as a blueprint for tackling other eruptive forest insects.

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keywords
Animals, Coleoptera, Picea, Plant Bark, Population Dynamics, Trees
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Trends in Ecology & Evolution
volume
34
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10
pages
914 - 924
publisher
Elsevier
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  • scopus:85068007398
  • pmid:31262532
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1872-8383
DOI
10.1016/j.tree.2019.06.002
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English
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Copyright © 2019 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd.. All rights reserved.
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  author       = {{Biedermann, Peter H W and Müller, Jörg and Grégoire, Jean-Claude and Gruppe, Axel and Hagge, Jonas and Hammerbacher, Almuth and Hofstetter, Richard W and Kandasamy, Dineshkumar and Kolarik, Miroslav and Kostovcik, Martin and Krokene, Paal and Sallé, Aurélien and Six, Diana L and Turrini, Tabea and Vanderpool, Dan and Wingfield, Michael J and Bässler, Claus}},
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  keywords     = {{Animals; Coleoptera; Picea; Plant Bark; Population Dynamics; Trees}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{10}},
  pages        = {{914--924}},
  publisher    = {{Elsevier}},
  series       = {{Trends in Ecology & Evolution}},
  title        = {{Bark Beetle Population Dynamics in the Anthropocene : Challenges and Solutions}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2019.06.002}},
  doi          = {{10.1016/j.tree.2019.06.002}},
  volume       = {{34}},
  year         = {{2019}},
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