Mortality of eastern white pine (<ce:italic>Pinus strobus</ce:italic> L.) in association with a novel scale insect-pathogen complex in Virginia and West Virginia

• White pine health is a concern in the central and southern Appalachians of the U.S. • A poorly understood scale insect and fungal pathogen cause extensive cankers. • Decline and mortality as a result of cankering is primarily found in saplings. • Observed mortality exceeds baseline mortality for m...
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• White pine health is a concern in the central and southern Appalachians of the U.S. • A poorly understood scale insect and fungal pathogen cause extensive cankers. • Decline and mortality as a result of cankering is primarily found in saplings. • Observed mortality exceeds baseline mortality for multiple diameter classes. • The long term sustainability of white pine in mixed oak-pine habitat is unknown. Ausführliche Beschreibung