Compounding the disturbance: Family forest owner reactions to invasive forest insects
M. Markowski-Lindsay, M. E. Borsuk, B. J. Butler, M. J. Duveneck, J. Holt, D. B. Kittredge, D. Laflower, M. G. MacLean, D. Orwig, J. R. Thompson
The paper examines how family forest owners in the northeastern U.S. respond to invasive forest insect outbreaks, finding that many intend to harvest trees in response, with intentions influenced by tree mortality and ownership characteristics.
bioRxiv · Mar 29, 2019Ecology