Impacts, Monitoring and Management of Forest Pests and Diseases

• Main Author: Park, Young-Seuk (auth)
• Other Authors: Choi, Won Il (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2020
• Subjects: Biology, life sciences; black pine bast scale; propylene-glycol; expression level; taxonomy; forest ecosystem management; location preference; Acari; pine wilt disease; Phytophthora pseudocryptogea; SNPs; qPCR; climate change; litterbags; aggressiveness; admixture species; biological control; Norway spruce; monitoring; mite assemblages; eucalyptus disease; small soil pits; turpentine oil; Hylodor; disease resistance; pine needle gall midge; Encyrtidae; coniferous forests; attack pattern; ash trees; Ricania shantungensis; Matsucoccus thunbergianae; Tomicus brevipilosus; Quercus ilex L.; Phytophthora quercina; random forest; hazard rating; ethanol; forest pests; Scots pine damages; synonym; Buprestidae; Phytophthora cinnamomi; Cockchafer larvae; surveillance; plant nutrition-disease relationship; CLIMAX; SADIE; prediction model; forestry models; chemosensory genes; alpha-pinene; aggregation pheromones; control; forest ecosystem; species distribution model; forest management; invasive species; forest health; natural enemies; abiotic and biotic disturbances; MaxEnt; litter decay; leaf spot; forestry; pine caterpillar; antennal transcriptome
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Forest pests have diverse negative impacts on forestry economy, ecosystem services, biodiversity, and sustainable ecosystem management. The first step towards effectively managing forest pests would be to monitor their occurrence and assess their impact on forest ecosystems. The monitoring results c...