Recovery of a Betula pubescens forest in northern Sweden after severe defoliation by Epirrita autumnata
Abstract. Mountain birch ( Betula pubescens ssp. czerepanovii ) forest in the Abisko valley of northern Sweden was completely defoliated by Epirrita autumnata caterpillars during an outbreak in 1954–1955. The defoliation resulted in an 80–90% mortality of the leaf‐carrying shoots of birches in 1956...
| Published in: | Journal of Vegetation Science |
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| Main Authors: | , |
| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley
2000
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/3236555 https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.2307%2F3236555 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.2307/3236555 |