TABLE 12.4–Increase in 10-year mortality rate within stands infested by Arceuthobium
 
  Additional mortality within infested stands
Arceuthobium Host class 1 class 2 class 3 class 4 class 5 class 6

A. abietinum Abies concolor 1 3 6 10 15 21
A. americanum Pinus contorta 2 4 5 6 7 8
A. douglasii Pseudotsuga menziesii 1 2 4 9 15 23
A. vaginatum Pinus ponderosa 1 4 8 15 23 34

Note: Additional mortality within infested stands is the increase in 10-year mortality rate (percent of trees dying per decade) over the mortality rate expected within uninfested stands; severity of infestation is quantified as average 6 class dwarf mistletoe rating for all live host trees (stand DMR). Based on averages of several studies throughout the western United States (adapted from Hawksworth and others 1992c).

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