Periodic outbreaks of the larch budmoth Zeiraphera diniana population (and the massive forest defoliation they engender) have been recorded in the Alps over the centuries and are known for their remarkable regularity. But these have been conspicuously absent since 1981. On the other hand, budmoth outbreaks have been historically unknown in the larches of the Carpathian Tatra mountains. To resolve this puzzle, we propose here a model which includes the influence of climate and explains both the 8-9 year periodicity in the budmoth cycle and the variations from this, as well as the absence of cycles. We successfully capture the observed trend of relative frequencies of outbreaks, reproducing the dominant periodicities seen. We contend that the...
The larch budmoth (Zeiraphera diniana Gn. – LBM) offers a unique example of cyclic fluctuations in i...
We study the dynamics of a discrete-time tritrophic model which mimics the observed periodicity in t...
We study the dynamics of a discrete-time tritrophic model which mimics the observed periodicity in t...
Periodic outbreaks of the larch budmoth Zeiraphera diniana population (and the massive forest defoli...
The intensity of cyclic larch budmoth (Zeiraphera diniana Guenée; LBM) outbreaks across the European...
Knowledge of the persistence of regular larch budmoth outbreaks is limited in space and time. Althou...
The sudden interruption of recurring larch budmoth (LBM; Zeiraphera diniana or griseana Gn.) outbrea...
The sudden interruption of recurring larch budmoth (LBM; Zeiraphera diniana or griseana Gn.) outbrea...
In the subalpine forest ecosystems of the French Alps, European larch trees (Larix decidua Mill.) ar...
In the subalpine forest ecosystems of the French Alps, European larch trees (Larix decidua) are peri...
The larch budmoth (Zeiraphera diniana Gn. - LBM) offers a unique example of cyclic fluctuations in i...
The larch budmoth (Zeiraphera diniana Gn. – LBM) offers a unique example of cyclic fluctuations in i...
We study the dynamics of a discrete-time tritrophic model which mimics the observed periodicity in t...
We study the dynamics of a discrete-time tritrophic model which mimics the observed periodicity in t...
Periodic outbreaks of the larch budmoth Zeiraphera diniana population (and the massive forest defoli...
The intensity of cyclic larch budmoth (Zeiraphera diniana Guenée; LBM) outbreaks across the European...
Knowledge of the persistence of regular larch budmoth outbreaks is limited in space and time. Althou...
The sudden interruption of recurring larch budmoth (LBM; Zeiraphera diniana or griseana Gn.) outbrea...
The sudden interruption of recurring larch budmoth (LBM; Zeiraphera diniana or griseana Gn.) outbrea...
In the subalpine forest ecosystems of the French Alps, European larch trees (Larix decidua Mill.) ar...
In the subalpine forest ecosystems of the French Alps, European larch trees (Larix decidua) are peri...
The larch budmoth (Zeiraphera diniana Gn. - LBM) offers a unique example of cyclic fluctuations in i...
The larch budmoth (Zeiraphera diniana Gn. – LBM) offers a unique example of cyclic fluctuations in i...
We study the dynamics of a discrete-time tritrophic model which mimics the observed periodicity in t...
We study the dynamics of a discrete-time tritrophic model which mimics the observed periodicity in t...