Kristi Backe

Wilson, C. J., Backe, K. M., Just, M. G., Lahr, E. C., Nagle, A. M., Long, L. C., … Frank, S. D. (2023). Tree species richness around urban red maples reduces pest density but does not enhance biological control. URBAN FORESTRY & URBAN GREENING, 88. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2023.128093

Frank, S. D., & Backe, K. M. (2022, December 3). Effects of Urban Heat Islands on Temperate Forest Trees and Arthropods. CURRENT FORESTRY REPORTS, Vol. 12. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40725-022-00178-7

Backe, K., Rousselet, J., Bernard, A., Frank, S., & Roques, A. (2021). Human health risks of invasive caterpillars increase with urban warming. LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY, 36(5), 1475–1487. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10980-021-01214-w

Lahr, E. C., Backe, K. M., & Frank, S. D. (2020). Intraspecific variation in morphology, physiology, and ecology of wildtype relative to horticultural varieties of red maple (Acer rubrum). TREES-STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION, 34(2), 603–614. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00468-019-01942-2

Backe, K. M., & Frank, S. D. (2019). Chronology of Gloomy Scale (Hemiptera: Diaspididae) Infestations on Urban Trees. ENVIRONMENTAL ENTOMOLOGY, 48(5), 1113–1120. https://doi.org/10.1093/ee/nvz094

Frank, S. D., Backe, K. M., McDaniel, C., Green, M., Widney, S., & Dunn, R. R. (2019). Exotic urban trees conserve similar natural enemy communities to native congeners but have fewer pests. PEERJ, 7. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6531