Risk Assessment of the Threat of Mountain Pine Beetle to Canada's Boreal and Eastern Pine Forests

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Risk assessment of the threat of mountain pine beetle to Canada's boreal and eastern pine forests Risk assessment of the threat of mountain pine beetle to Canada's boreal and eastern pine forests Risk assessment of the threat of mountain pine beetle to Canada's boreal and eastern pine forests V. G. Nealis1 and B. J. Cooke2 Natural Resources Canada-Canadian Forest Service 1Pacific Forestry Centre, [...] You are asked to: • exercise due diligence in ensuring the accuracy of the materials reproduced; • indicate the complete title of the materials reproduced and the author organization; and • indicate that the reproduction is a copy of an official work that is published by Natural Resources Canada and that the reproduction has not been produced in affiliation with, or with the endorsement of, Natura [...] Rapid change in the status of the beetle, together with newly gained information, led to a demand for a reassessment of the threat posed to boreal and eastern pine forests by the beetle. [...] This represented approximately 50% of the total merchantable pine volume in the province.1 A significant result of this current outbreak is the rapid ecological range expansion of MPB into forested areas north and east of the insect's historical range. [...] THE RISK REASSESSMENT UNDERTAKEN IN 2010 These rapid changes in the distribution of MPB, together with the significant investments made by forest managers in response, resulted in the Canadian Council of Forest Ministers (CCFM) requesting a reassessment of the threat via the National Forest Pest Strategy (NFPS).

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