Mountain pine beetle and forest carbon feedback to climate change

W. A. Kurz; C. C. Dymond; G. Stinson; G. J. Rampley; E. T. Neilson; A. L. Carroll; T. Ebata; L. Safranyik

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Mountain pine beetle and forest carbon feedback to climate change

W. A. Kurz

C. C. Dymond G. Stinson G. J. Rampley E. T. Neilson A. L. Carroll T. Ebata L. Safranyik

Nature Vol. 452 No. 7190 pp. 987-990 · Springer Science and Business Media LLC

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W. A. Kurz, C. C. Dymond, G. Stinson, et al. (2008). Mountain pine beetle and forest carbon feedback to climate change. Nature, 452(7190), 987-990. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature06777

Mountain pine beetle and forest carbon feedback to climate change

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