Climate Change and Ecosystem Disruption

The Health Impacts of the North American Rocky Mountain Pine Beetle Infestation

Bibliographic Data

ID11020977
AuthorsSally Embrey (Sally Embrey, Justin V. Remais, and Jeremy Hess are with the Department of Environmental Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA. Justin V. Remais is also with the Graduate Program in Population Biology, Ecology and Evolution and Jeremy Hess is also with the Department of Emergency Medicine, Emory University.), Sally R Embrey (Emory University), Justin V Remais (0000-0002-0223-4615, Sally Embrey, Justin V. Remais, and Jeremy Hess are with the Department of Environmental Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA. Justin V. Remais is also with the Graduate Program in Population Biology, Ecology and Evolution and Jeremy Hess is also with the Department of Emergency Medicine, Emory University.), Jim He (0000-0002-0440-2459, Emory University), Jeremy Hess (Sally Embrey, Justin V. Remais, and Jeremy Hess are with the Department of Environmental Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA. Justin V. Remais is also with the Graduate Program in Population Biology, Ecology and Evolution and Jeremy Hess is also with the Department of Emergency Medicine, Emory University.)
Year2012
Volume102
Issue5
Pages818-827
Publication date2012-05-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
PublisherAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.2011.300520
PMID22420788
PMCIDPMC3484782
OpenAlexW2049127961
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited65

In the United States and Canada, pine forest ecosystems are being dramatically affected by an unprecedented pine beetle infestation attributed to climate change. Both decreased frequency of extremely cold days and warmer winter temperature averages have led to an enphytotic devastating millions of acres of pine forest. The associated ecosystem disruption has the potential to cause significant health impacts from a range of exposures, including increased runoff and water turbidity, forest fires, and loss of ecosystem services. We review direct and indirect health impacts and possible prevention strategies. The pine beetle infestation highlights the need for public health to adopt an ecological, systems-oriented view to anticipate the full range of potential health impacts from climate change and facilitate effective planned adaptation

Agroforestry · Agronomy · Bark beetle · Biology · Climate change · Curculionidae · Ecosystem · Ecosystem health · Ecosystem services · Effects of global warming · Environmental protection · Forest ecology · Geography · Global warming · Infestation · Mountain pine beetle · Range (aeronautics) · Climate Change and Health Impacts · Ecology · Environmental Science · Fire effects on ecosystems · Forest Insect Ecology and Management

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