Blar i forfatter Doktorgradsavhandlinger (BFE-fak) "Vindstad, Ole Petter Laksforsmo"
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Cyclically outbreaking geometrid moths in sub-arctic mountain birch forest: the organization and impacts of their interactions with animal communities
Vindstad, Ole Petter Laksforsmo (Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2015-01-09)In sub-arctic mountain birch forest in northern Fennoscandia, the 2 geometrid moth species Epirrita autumnata (autumnal moth) and Operophtera brumata (winter moth) show high-amplitude population cycles with regular 10-year periodicity. During some population peaks, moth populations attain outbreak densities and cause region-wide defoliation and mortality of mountain birch. The severity and duration ...