An emerging triad: air pollution, beetles, and wildfire

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Title: An emerging triad: air pollution, beetles, and wildfire

Author: McGlynn, Daniel; Grulke, Nancy [featured scientist]

Date: 2010

Source: Science Perspectives PSW-SP-014. Albany, CA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station. 6 p.

Description: Biochemical changes in trees stressed by drought and air pollution may attract bark beetles, which overwhelm the trees’ defense mechanisms.

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McGlynn, Daniel; Grulke, Nancy [featured scientist]. 2010. An emerging triad: air pollution, beetles, and wildfire. Science Perspective PSW-SP-014. Albany, CA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station. 6 p.