Cork oak ecosystems have been experiencing a serious decline in the last decades attributed to different causes, including wildfires. After fire trees may become particularly vulnerable to forest pests, which may further affect the vigor of surviving trees and give rise to massive dispersing offspring affecting surrounding areas, but this was rarely assessed in Mediterranean oak ecosystems. Thus, the objective of this study was to assess the presence and dynamics of xylophagous insects on cork oak forests following fire in central Portugal.
Post-fire presence and dynamics of xylophagous insects on cork oak ecosystems
- Category: Cork
- Themes: Climate change adaptation & forest health
- Position in the value chain: Forestry
- Type: Research
- Scale: National
- Country: Portugal
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- Keywords: Ambrosia beetles, Cork, insect pests, Platypus cilindrus, Quercus suber, Wildfire, Xyleborini
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