Dead White Spruce (<i>Picea glauca</i>), Kluane, Yukon Territory, Canada (IMAGE)

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Dead White Spruce (<i>Picea glauca</i>), Kluane, Yukon Territory, Canada

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A series of warmer-than-average winters have allowed populations of the Spruce Beetle (Dendroctonus rufipennis) to develop, resulting in the mortality of almost 400,000 ha of this boreal forest.

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Photo: John Innes

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