Asset Details
Do you wish to reserve the book?
Defense traits in the long-lived Great Basin bristlecone pine and resistance to the native herbivore mountain pine beetle
Hey, we have placed the reservation for you!
By the way, why not check out events that you can attend while you pick your title.
Oops! Something went wrong.
Looks like we were not able to place the reservation. Kindly try again later.
Are you sure you want to remove the book from the shelf?
Defense traits in the long-lived Great Basin bristlecone pine and resistance to the native herbivore mountain pine beetle
Do you wish to request the book?
Defense traits in the long-lived Great Basin bristlecone pine and resistance to the native herbivore mountain pine beetle
Please be aware that the book you have requested cannot be checked out. If you would like to checkout this book, you can reserve another copy
We have requested the book for you!
Your request is successful and it will be processed during the Library working hours. Please check the status of your request in My Requests.
Oops! Something went wrong.
Looks like we were not able to place your request. Kindly try again later.
Journal Article
Defense traits in the long-lived Great Basin bristlecone pine and resistance to the native herbivore mountain pine beetle
2017
Overview
Mountain pine beetle (MPB, Dendroctonus ponderosae) is a significant mortality agent of Pinus, and climate-driven range expansion is occurring. Pinus defenses in recently invaded areas, including high elevations, are predicted to be lower than in areas with longer term MPB presence. MPB was recently observed in high-elevation forests of the Great Basin (GB) region, North America. Defense and susceptibility in two long-lived species, GB bristlecone pine (Pinus longaeva) and foxtail pine (P. balfouriana), are unclear, although they are sympatric with a common MPB host, limber pine (P. flexilis).
We surveyed stands with sympatric GB bristlecone–limber pine and foxtail–limber pine to determine relative MPB attack susceptibility and constitutive defenses.
MPB-caused mortality was extensive in limber, low in foxtail and absent in GB bristlecone pine. Defense traits, including constitutive monoterpenes, resin ducts and wood density, were higher in GB bristlecone and foxtail than in limber pine.
GB bristlecone and foxtail pines have relatively high levels of constitutive defenses which make them less vulnerable to climate-driven MPB range expansion relative to other highelevation pines. Long-term selective herbivore pressure and exaptation of traits for tree longevity are potential explanations, highlighting the complexity of predicting plant–insect interactions under climate change.
Publisher
New Phytologist Trust,Wiley Subscription Services, Inc,John Wiley and Sons Inc
Subject
/ Animals
/ basins
/ Beetles
/ Dendroctonus ponderosae (mountain pine beetle)
/ Ducts
/ forests
/ Insects
/ Pine
/ Pinus
/ Pinus balfouriana (foxtail pine)
/ Pinus flexilis (limber pine)
/ Pinus longaeva (Great Basin bristlecone pine)
/ Plant Diseases - parasitology
/ Quantitative Trait, Heritable
/ sympatry
/ Terpenes
/ trees
