Project:BB|1661

Title
Spatial ecology of forest and urban insect pest
Acronym
 
URL
http://www.ulb.ac.be/sciences/bioancel/Presentation-fr.htm
StartDate
1994-01-01
EndDate
2002-01-01
Amount
 

Abstract

My researches focus on the spatial epidemiology of insect pests. Two study cases are currently under study: Dendroctonus micans, a serious pest of spruce in France and United Kingdom, and Cameraria ohridella, an invasive pest species of chestnuttrees.

Keywords

urban ecology, terrestrial, forestry, spruce forests, pine forests, forest entomology, tritrophic relationships, predator-prey interactions, plant-insect interactions, insect-hostplant interactions, pheromones, kairomones, insect dispersal, conifers, spatial statistics, GIS, teledetection, remote sensing, Biogeography, Biological control, Biostatistics, Ecology, Land cover and habitat mapping, GIS, Modelling, Forests, Cultivated and artificial habitats, W-Europe, Belgium, Wallonia, Ardennes, France, Massif Central, United Kingdom, Romania, Brussels, Cameraria ohridella, aesculus, woody vascular plants, conifers, spruce, Picea, Pinus, pine, insects, Coleoptera, Scolytidae, Dendroctonus, Ips, Rhizophagidae, Rhizophagus, Cleridae, Thanasimus

Classifications

Belgium {Geographical scope}
Agricultural {Habitat type}
Forest {Habitat type}

People

Name Role Start End
Gilbert, Marius promotor

Orgunits

Name Role Start End
Lutte biologique et écologie spatiale member

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