Landscape patterns of hemlock decline in New England due to the introduced hemlock woolly adelgid

• Published in: Journal of biogeography Vol. 29; no. 10-11; pp. 1475 - 1487
• Main Authors: Orwig, David A., Foster, David R., Mausel, David L.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Science Ltd 01.10.2002; Blackwell Science
• Subjects: Connecticut; Ecological sustainability; Forest ecology; Forest ecosystems; Forest stands; hemlock mortality; Hemlock woolly adelgid; Impacts of Introduced Pests and Pathogens; Infestation; infestation dynamics; landscape patterns; logging; Mantel test; Mantels; Mortality; Overstory; Sustainable forest management; tree vigour; Trees

Aim The hemlock woolly adelgid (HWA; Adelges tsugae Annand), a small, aphid-like insect native to Japan, is currently migrating northward through eastern North America and threatens to eliminate eastern hemlock [Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carriere], one of the most abundant, long-lived shade tolerant spe...