GGR227H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Mountain Pine Beetle, Pinus Contorta, Dendroctonus
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Creates autonomous agents that interact with the environment according to set rules. Creates an agent within the landscape that makes decisions based on a set of decision rules and environmental information. In individuals or groups, work together to explore the following suggested models and manipulate the parameters to meet the objectives. Native insect whose natural host is lodgepole pine. Populations have boomed due to series of mild winters. Forest management resulted in many mature lodgepole pine. Will result in large amounts of co2 released (270 mt/yr, equivalent to 75% of annual emissions from all forest fires in canada) Climatically hostile forest became benign, allowing range expansion of mountain pine beetle. Now adapted to jack pine, a main component of boreal forest.
