Increasing spruce budworm defoliation increases catchment discharge in conifer forests.
Bacillus thuringiensis kurstaki (BtK)
Boreal mixed forest
Catchment hydrology
Defoliation
Insect
Spruce budworm
Journal
The Science of the total environment
ISSN: 1879-1026
Titre abrégé: Sci Total Environ
Pays: Netherlands
ID NLM: 0330500
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
18 Nov 2023
18 Nov 2023
Historique:
received:
16
08
2023
revised:
10
11
2023
accepted:
11
11
2023
pubmed:
20
11
2023
medline:
20
11
2023
entrez:
19
11
2023
Statut:
aheadofprint
Résumé
Forest insect outbreaks cause significant reductions in the forest canopy through defoliation and tree mortality that modify the storage and flow of water, potentially altering catchment runoff and stream discharge patterns. Despite a growing understanding of the impacts of insect outbreaks on the hydrology of broadleaf forests, little is known about these impacts to catchment hydrology in northern conifer-dominated forests. We measured the effects of cumulative defoliation by spruce budworm (Choristoneura fumiferana) on stream discharge and runoff in 12 experimental catchments (6.33-9.85 km
Identifiants
pubmed: 37981128
pii: S0048-9697(23)07189-9
doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.168561
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
168561Informations de copyright
Crown Copyright © 2023. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Declaration of competing interest The authors declare no conflicts of interest.