Response of moth communities (Lepidoptera) to forest management strategies after disturbance

Forest Management Strategies to Minimize the Impact of the Gypsy Moth

Gypsy moth is an exotic insect from Europe and was introduced into the United States in the mid 1800s near Boston Massachusetts. The moth spread throughout the Northeast and remained there until the 1930s. The following years saw rapid migration throughout the mid-Atlantic regions. By the 1990s, the moth was found throughout the northeast, mid-Atlantic regions, Michigan, and currently inhabits ...

Mixed Dispersal Strategies and Response to Disturbance

Question: How does selection mediated by a spatially spreading disturbance affect individual-level dispersal and population-level spa-

Forest Response to Natural Disturbance Versus Human-Induced Stresses

The Lepidoptera as Predictable Communities of Herbivores: a Test of Niche Assembly Using the Moth Communities of Morgan-monroe State Forest

—The response of forest insect communities to disturbances such as timber harvest likely will depend on the underlying ecological assembly rules that affect community structure. Two competing hypotheses are niche assembly, which seeks to demonstrate significant species-environment correlations, and dispersal-assembly, which seeks to demonstrate spatial autocorrelation in the absence of species-...

Forest Response to Chronic Hurricane Disturbance in Coastal New England

Question: Hurricanes and cyclones cause a wide range of damage to coastal forests worldwide. Most of these storms are not catastrophic in ecological terms, but forest responses to storms of moderate intensities are poorly understood. In regions with a high frequency of moderate hurricanes, how does variation in disturbance intensity affect the magnitude of ecological responses? Location: Nausho...