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Title	Hotspots of pest-induced US urban tree death, 2020–2050
Author	Emma J. Hudgins, Frank H. Koch, Mark J. Ambrose, Brian Leung
Date	2022-03-13
Description	To plan effective mitigation, forest pest managers must know which tree species in which communities will be at the greatest risk, as well as the highest risk species. We provide the first country-wide, spatial forecast of urban tree mortality due to invasive insect pests. This framework identifies dominant pest insects and spatial impact hotspots, which can provide the basis for spatial prioritization of spread control efforts such as quarantines and bio-logical control release sites. Our results highlight the need for emerald ash borer (EAB) early-detection efforts as far from current infestations as Seattle, WA. Furthermore, these findings produce a list of biotic and spatiotemporal risk fac-tors for future high-impact US urban forest insect pests.
Keywords	urban trees, invasive,
URL	https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/1365-2664.14141
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