April 1, 2025
Hemlock looper outbreak: new insight about how Black-backed Woodpecker (Picoides arcticus) respond to resource pulses in eastern Canada
Abstract Black-backed Woodpecker (Picoides arcticus) is known to benefit from pulse-resource disturbances in boreal forest for example, by colonizing recently burned habitats. Although insect outbreaks are ubiquitous in some parts of the eastern boreal forest, the opportunities offered by these natural disturbances for the Black-backed Woodpecker remain poorly understood. Between…