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Long-term dynamics of Operophtera brumata L. in the oak stands of forest-steppe

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The study overviews contemporary investigations on Operophtera brumata L. and its outbreak series in the oak stands of the southern forest-steppe zone over the recent 60 years. Autumnal flight of the moth has been studied.

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Original Russian Text © V.V. Rubtsov, I.A. Utkina, 2011, published in Lesovedenie, 2011, No. 5, pp. 36–45.

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Rubtsov, V.V., Utkina, I.A. Long-term dynamics of Operophtera brumata L. in the oak stands of forest-steppe. Contemp. Probl. Ecol. 4, 777–783 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1995425511070095

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