How lodgepole pines protect their kind against fire, mountain pine beetles infestation
Tuesday, May 31, 2011 - 18:30
in Biology & Nature
Scientists have been investigating the effect of mountain pine beetle outbreaks on lodgepole pines in British Columbia. They have discovered that seeds from cones on the forest floor may provide a viable seed bank for lodgepole pine regeneration following forest destruction by mountain pine beetles.