Date and Publication
2013: The Forestry Chronicle, published by Canadian Institute of Forestry/Institut forestier du Canada, Vol. 89, Iss. 1, p.p. 42-53
Authors
C.R. Hennigar, T.A. Erdle, J.J. Gullison and D.A. MacLean
Paper Summary
Eastern Canadian forests have long been subject to cyclical spruce budworm (SBW) outbreaks, with over 51 million ha of moderate to severe defoliation in 1975. Although SBW outbreaks subsided in most areas by the late 1980s or early 1990s, another outbreak is expected. This may be foreshadowed by SBW defoliation in Quebec, which has increased from less than 3000 ha in 2003 to over 2.2 million ha in 2012.
Given the likelihood of an imminent SBW outbreak in other areas, forest managers may soon be confronted with several important policy issues regarding mitigation measures. The aim of this paper is to present and interpret analytical results that may provide insight into those issues, and thus offer guidance for managing forests during an outbreak.
This project was funded or supported by the Canada Sustainable Forest Management Network Centre of Excellence, Canadian Forest Service Atlantic Forestry Centre, Atlantic Innovation Fund, and Remsoft Inc.
