Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6544667 | Forest Ecology and Management | 2012 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
⺠The efficacy of the parasitoid Anaphes nitens of Gonipterus platensis was assessed. ⺠Wood loss was estimated by comparing inventory data. ⺠A. nitens was inefficient at maximum winter temperatures below 10 °C. ⺠In areas with colder winters defoliation ranged from 74% up to 100%. ⺠Wood volume decreased in average to 51% in the affected areas.
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Authors
Ana Raquel Reis, Luis Ferreira, Margarida Tomé, Clara Araujo, Manuela Branco,