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The Bark Beetles, Fuels, and Fire Bibliography

Bark beetle outbreaks have resulted in the loss of hundreds of thousands of conifers on approximately 30 million hectares of forested lands in western North America during the last decade. Many forests remain susceptible to bark beetle infestation and will continue to experience high levels of conifer mortality until suitable host trees are depleted, or natural factors cause populations to collapse. Stand conditions and drought, combined with warming temperatures, have contributed to the severity of these outbreaks, particularly in high-elevation forests.

Conventional wisdom suggests that large scale bark beetle outbreaks alter fuel complexes resulting in an increased potential for severe fires. Conversely, fires damage trees that may predispose them to bark beetle attack. In reality there is little specific quantified data supporting these assertions, and until recently, relationships between fire and western bark beetles in forests of North America have not been extensively studied. The magnitude of recent outbreaks and large wildfires has resulted in a flurry of research attempting to quantify bark beetle/fire/fuel interactions.

We hope and expect that our freely accessible, online bibliography may be of great benefit to any scholarly research. The bibliography searching can be conducted through titles, by author name, or by descriptive words. Where possible, full text of the documents are provided as PDF documents.

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1981 1981

Fire in Ecosystem Distribution and Structure : Western Forests and Scrublands, Bruce M. Kilgore; Proceedings of the Conference: Fire Regimes and Ecosystem Properties

Spruce Beetles in Blowdown, J M. Schmid

1980 1980

Forest Fire History in the Northern Rockies, Stephen F. Arno; Jouranl of Forestry

Mountain Pine Beetle Dynamics in Lodgepole Pine Forests, Part 1: Course of an Infectation, Walter E. Cole and Gene D. Amman

Fire, Fungi, and Beetle Influences on a Lodgepole Pine Ecosystem of South-Central Oregon, D R. Geiszler, R I. Gara, C H. Driver, V F. Gallucci, and R E. Martin; Oecologia

Fire's Influence on Wildlife Habitat on the Bridger-Teton National Forest, Wyoming - Volume I: Photographic Record and Analysis, George E. Gruell

Dendroctonus Ponderosae (Coleoptera: Scolytidae): Pre-Aggregation Landing and Gallery Initiation on Lodgepole Pine, B. G. Hynum and A. A. Berryman; The Canadian Entomologist

Forest Development in North America Following Major Disturbances, C. D. Oliver; Forest Ecology and Management

1979 1979

Population Dynamics of Bark Beetles, R. N. Coulson; Annual Review of Entomology

Impact of Fire Suppression on a Mixed-Conifer Forest, D. J. Parsons and S. H. DeBenedetti; Forest Ecology and Management

Age Structure and Successional Dynamics of a Colorado Subalpine Forest, Stephen A. Whipple and Ralph L. Dix; American Midland Naturalist

Pattern, Process, and Natural Disturbance in Vegetation, Peter S. White; Botanical Review

1978 1978

Cutting Strategies as Control Measures of the Mountain Pine Beetle in Lodgepole Pine in Colorado, Donn B. Cahill; Theory and Practice of Mountain Pind Beetle Management in Lodgepole Pine Forests Symposium

Caloscypha fulgens (Ascomycetidae, Pezizales): The Perfect State of the Conifer Seed Pathogen Geniculodendron pyriforme (Deuteromycotina, Hyphomycetes), J W. Paden, Jack R. Sutherland, and TA D. Woods; Canadian Journal of Botany

1977 1977

Role of the Mountain Pine Beetle in Lodgepole Pine Ecosystems : Impact on Succession, G D. Amman; The Role of Arthropods in Forest Ecosystem

A Dispersal-Aggregation Model for Mountain Pine Beetle in Lodgepole Pine Stands, D. G. Burnell; Researches on Population Ecology

Natural Fire in Yellowstone National Park, Don G. Despain and Robert E. Sellers; Western Wildlands

An Annotated Bibliography of the Douglas-fir Beetle (Dendroctonus pseudotsugae Hopkins), M. M. Furniss

Guidelines for Minimizing Spruce Beetle Populations in Logging Residuals, J M. Schmid

Spruce Beetle in the Rockies, J M. Schmid and R H. Frye

Conditions For the Start and Spread of Crown Fire, C. E. Van Wagner; Canadian Journal of Forest Research

1976 1976

Estimating Wildfire Behavior and Effects, Frank A. Albini

The Historical Role of Fire on the Bitterroot National Forest, Stephen F. Arno

Cone Serotiny - Fire Relationships in Lodgepole Pine, James E. Lotan; Tall Timbers Fire Ecology Conference Proceedings

Stand Ratings for Spruce Beetles, J M. Schmid and R H. Frye