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Denser forests across the USA experience more damage from insects and pathogens

Forests across much of the United States are becoming denser. Trees growing in denser stands experience more competition for essential resources, which can make them more vulnerable to disturbances. Forest density can be expressed in terms of basal area, a metric that has been used to assess vulnera...

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Autores principales: Asaro, Christopher, Koch, Frank H., Potter, Kevin M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9985637/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36871063
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-30675-z