A population and energy model of a forest insect outbreak |
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Authors: | T. R. Iskhakov V. G. Sukhovol’skii T. M. Ovchinnikova O. V. Tarasova |
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Affiliation: | (1) International Center for Critical States Research, Siberian Division, Russian Academy of Sciences, Krasnoyarsk, Akademgorodok, 660036, Russia;(2) Sukachev Forest Institute, Siberian Division, Russian Academy of Sciences, Krasnoyarsk, Akademgorodok, 660036, Russia;(3) Siberian State Technological University, Krasnoyarsk, 660049, Russia |
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Abstract: | A model is proposed for the dynamics of a forest insect population with account of food consumption and the response of plants to damage. Equations are derived relating the propagation coefficient, female mass, pest conversion efficacy, and plant reaction. Outbreak scenarios are analyzed as dependent on steady-state female weight. The results are compared with the data of observations in nature. |
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Keywords: | insects population dynamics food consumption |
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