Forest monocultures - how safe are they? An entomologist's view.

Authors: J. Bain
Publication: New Zealand Journal of Forestry, Volume N.Z.J.For. 1981, Issue N.Z.J.For. 26(1) 1981, pp 37-42, May 1981
Publisher: New Zealand Institute of Forestry

Abstract: The literature dealing with the risks of insect outbreaks in mixed and pure stands of trees and forest monocultures is briefly reviewed. The widely held belief that forest monocultures are courting disaster because of their extreme vulnerability is refuted.