Assessing relationships between climate and tree pests: Beech decline, drought, and beech bark disease (PDF) Relating stand history and development to pest problems and tree health in island spruce stands. Investigating the cause of white pine decline. SPONSORED GRANTS Costanza, Kara, W.H. Livingston, S. Fraver, R.W. Rice, I. Munck, W. Ostrofsky, K Lombard. 2015-2018. Impact