The surprising lives of bark beetles [electronic resource] : mighty foresters of the insect world / Jiri Hulcr and Marc Abrahams.

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Famous foe of forestry professionals and despised spreader of Dutch elm disease, bark beetles have a bad reputation: the World's Worst Forest Pests. They chew through timber profits and kill healthy trees, turning forests from carbon sinks into carbon sources. But entomologist Jiri Hulcr sees more t...

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Main Authors: Hulcr, Jiri (Author)
Abrahams, Marc (Author)
Language:English
Published: Gainesville, FL : University of Florida Press, [2022]
Subjects:
Bark beetles.
Bark beetles > Behavior.
Bark beetles > Biological control.
Online Access:
EBSCO eBooks: 2022 (EBSCO)
eBook Academic Collection (EBSCOhost) – North America: 2022 (EBSCO)
Variant Title:
Bark beetles
The Surprising Lives of Bark Beetles: Mighty Foresters of the Insect World
Format: Electronic eBook

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