Date Available
2-14-2011
Year of Publication
2010
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Document Type
Thesis
College
Agriculture
Department
Entomology
First Advisor
Dr. Lynne Rieske-Kinney
Second Advisor
Dr. Songlin Fei
Abstract
The hemlock woolly adelgid, an invasive non-native insect, is threatening eastern hemlock in Kentucky. This study examined three techniques to map the distribution of eastern hemlock using decision trees, remote sensing, and species distribution modeling. Accuracy assessments showed that eastern hemlock was best modeled using a decision tree without incorporating satellite radiance. Using the distribution from the optimal model, risk maps for susceptibility to hemlock woolly adelgid infestation were created using two species distribution models. Environmental variables related to dispersal were used to build the models and their contributions to the models assessed. The models showed similar spatial distributions of eastern hemlock at high risk of infestation.
Recommended Citation
Clark, Joshua Taylor, "DISTRIBUTION OF EASTERN HEMLOCK, TSUGA CANADENSIS, IN EASTERN KENTUCKY AND THE SUSCEPTIBILITY TO INVASION BY THE HEMLOCK WOOLLY ADELGID, ADELGES TSUGAE" (2010). University of Kentucky Master's Theses. 1.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/gradschool_theses/1
