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Restoration Of Aspen In Different Stages Of Mortality In Southern Utah, Seth Ray Ohms
Restoration Of Aspen In Different Stages Of Mortality In Southern Utah, Seth Ray Ohms
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
Aspen clones of an aspen-dominated community in Southwestern Utah are declining, some having experienced high mortality coupled with in sufficient regeneration. The objectives of this study were to (I) determine if decadent, non-regenerating mature aspen stands could be regenerated through disturbance of the 111 auxin/cytokinin hormone relationship by clearcutting; (2) determine the extent of ungulate use of regenerating aspen ramets. Clearcuts were made in late summer of 2001 in 10 different clones that exhibited various levels of decline on a continuum from relatively healthy to extremely deteriorated. Nested wildlife/livestock exclosures were constructed in each clearcut plot, as well as in …