Monthly Archives: October 2013

IUFRO Banff 2013: day 4

Posted on October 11, 2013 by messagefromthebeetle

On our last morning we heard the seven more presentations on the theme of Climate Change & Altered Disturbances. Among them were Amber Marciniak talking about western spruce budworm and Anthony Robinson’s models and scenarios to calculate how long it … Continue reading →

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IUFRO Banff 2013: day 3

Posted on October 3, 2013 by messagefromthebeetle

On the Wednesday morning we heard seven presentations on the effects of climate change on species such as spruce bark beetles, pine weevils, MPB and defoliators. Among them, Maartje Klapwijk of the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences wove together Hungarian … Continue reading →

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IUFRO Banff 2013: day 2

Posted on October 3, 2013 by messagefromthebeetle

Tuesday’s presentations were on trophic & effects of weather and & climate. For example, Adriana Arango-Velez from the University of Alberta discussed lodgepole & jack pine responses to a blue fungus associated with MPB under water deficit conditions, Ken Raffa … Continue reading →

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