How have biological agents including insects and disease influenced the overall health of the Souths forests and how will they likely affect it in the future?
• Evaluate whether forest insect and disease impacts are related to forest management intensity. • Evaluate whether forest insect and disease impacts differ or is likely to differ by forest type and by forest ownership group. • Evaluate the effects of control options including chemicals. • Other biological agents include genetically altered trees. Overview: Describe historical and current forest health conditions in the South as related to damage and change caused by biotic agents (insects, diseases, native animals, native plants, etc.) Extrapolate current conditions into the future to project potential problems and impacts of these, or other currently inactive, agents Methods of analysis: Identify forest cover types and the pests which relate to these types. Discuss pest activities with respect to; host type, amount of damage, and relation to ownership and management intensity. Maps will be prepared to support all discussions (historical, current and future projections) where data are
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