Estimating the Potential for Forest Degradation in the Eastern United States Woodlands from an Introduction of Sudden Oak Death
Abstract
:1. Introduction
1.1. Sudden Oak Death Characteristics
1.2. Sudden Oak Death Range Prediction
1.3. Present Aims
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Area
2.2. Severity Map
2.3. Habitat Suitability Map
2.4. Connectivity Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Severity Map
3.2. Habitat Suitability Map
3.3. Connectivity Analysis
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Susceptible | Spreader |
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Quercus s. Lobatae—Red Oaks Notholithocarpus—Tanoaks Larix—Larch | Abies—Fir Pseudotsuga—Douglas Fir Sequoia—Redwood Acer—Maple Aesculus—Buckeye Arbutus—Madrone Castanea—Chestnut Cercis—Redbud Cornus—Dogwood Eucalyptus—Eucalyptus Fagus—Beech Fraxinus—Ash Magnolia—Magnolia Prunus—Cherry/Plum/Peach Cinnamomum—Camphor tree Salix—Willow Umbellularia—California Laurel Notholithocarpus—Tanoaks Larix—Larch |
BA Range | Associated Index Score |
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BA ≤ 0.1 ft2/acre (0.022 m2/ha) | 0 |
0.1 ft2/acre (0.022 m2/ha) < BA ≤ 10 ft2/acre (2.2 m2/ha) | 1 |
10 ft2/acre (2.2 m2/ha) < BA ≤ 25 ft2/acre (5.7 m2/ha) | 2 |
BA > 25 ft2/acre (5.7 m2/ha) | 3 |
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Haller, D.J.; Wimberly, M.C. Estimating the Potential for Forest Degradation in the Eastern United States Woodlands from an Introduction of Sudden Oak Death. Forests 2020, 11, 1334. https://doi.org/10.3390/f11121334
Haller DJ, Wimberly MC. Estimating the Potential for Forest Degradation in the Eastern United States Woodlands from an Introduction of Sudden Oak Death. Forests. 2020; 11(12):1334. https://doi.org/10.3390/f11121334
Chicago/Turabian StyleHaller, Dillon J., and Michael C. Wimberly. 2020. "Estimating the Potential for Forest Degradation in the Eastern United States Woodlands from an Introduction of Sudden Oak Death" Forests 11, no. 12: 1334. https://doi.org/10.3390/f11121334