Ecological Monographs Study on Mountain Pine Beetle and Fire Interactions
Do bark beetle outbreaks change the probability of active crown fire in lodgepole pine forests?
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- Do mountain pine beetle outbreaks change the probability of active crown fire in lodgepole pine forests?
- Mountain pine beetle outbreaks do not increase the likelihood of forest fires (Press Release - November 10, 2010)
- Summary of Mountain pine beetle – fire interaction study by Simard, M., W. H. Romme, J. M. Griffin, and M. G. Turner.
- A lodgepole pine stand in the Bridger-Teton National Forest, WY in 2007 (Photo)





