Spatial and temporal patterns of balsam fir mortality in spaced and unspaced stands caused by spruce budworm defoliation

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Forest Research
• Main Authors: MacLean, David A., Piene, Harald
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1995
• Subjects: Breton Island
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/x95-099; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/x95-099

Spatial and temporal patterns of balsam fir (Abiesbalsamea (L.) Mill.) mortality were studied during a spruce budworm (Choristoneurafumiferana Clem.) outbreak from 1976 to 1984 on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. Natural mortality in four insecticide-protected plots was 0% in spaced and 9–15% in uns...