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Effects of thinning on temperature dynamics and mountain pine beetle activity in a lodgepole pine stand. Forest Service research paper

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:29096

Temperature measurements were made to better understand the role of microclimate on mountain pine beetle, Dendroctonus pondersae Hopkins (Coleoptera:Scolytidae), activity as a result of thinning lodgepole pine stands. Sampling was done over 61 days on the north slope of the Unita Mountain Range in Northeastern Utah. Principal components analysis was applied to all temperature variables. Most of the variation was attributed to two variables, coolest part of the night and hottest part of the day. The thinned stand was approximately 1 deg. C warmer than the unthinned stand.

Research Organization:
Forest Service, Ogden, UT (United States). Intermountain Research Station
OSTI ID:
29096
Report Number(s):
PB--95-172813/XAB; FSRP/INT--479
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English