Tree insects and pathogens display opposite tendencies to attack native vs. non-native pines

• Published in: Forest ecology and management Vol. 281; pp. 121 - 129
• Main Authors: Lombardero, María J., Alonso-Rodríguez, Marta, Roca-Posada, Eva P.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kidlington Elsevier B.V 01.10.2012; Elsevier
• Subjects: Animal and plant ecology; Animal, plant and microbial ecology; Biological and medical sciences; boring insects; Enemy recruitment; foods; forest health; forest plantations; forest trees; Forestry; forests; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; fungi; herbivores; indigenous species; insect communities; introduced plants; Non-indigenous plants; nutritive value; Pinus pinaster; Pinus radiata; predator control; predators; prediction; risk; silvicultural practices; sustainable forestry; Synecology; Terrestrial ecosystems; Thinning; Pinus pinaster; Pinus radiata; Thinning; Enemy recruitment; Non-indigenous plants; Forestry; Insecta; Forest ecology; Recruitment; Arthropoda; Pathogenic; Softwood forest tree; Gymnospermae; Coniferales; Spermatophyta; Invertebrata; Autochthonous

► We compared risk to native vs. introduced pines from plant pests and pathogens. ► We compared nutritional quality, tree defenses and insect communities for both tree species. ► Stands of the introduced Pinus radiata were more vulnerable to fungi. ► Vulnerability to insects depended on the feeding...