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Pando's Pulse: Vital Signs Signal Need For Course Correction At World-Renowned Aspen Forest, Paul C. Rogers Sep 2022

Pando's Pulse: Vital Signs Signal Need For Course Correction At World-Renowned Aspen Forest, Paul C. Rogers

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Upland aspen (Populus spp.) forests contribute significantly to biodiversity in their circumboreal role as keystone species. As aspen ecosystems flourish or diminish, myriad dependent species follow suit. The 43-hectare Pando aspen (Populus tremuloides Michx.) clone in Utah, USA, is thought to be the largest living organism on earth, but is faltering due to chronic herbivory. Long-term resilience in aspen communities, including Pando, rests on successful recruitment of vegetative suckers that are nutritiously desirable to browsing ungulates. Here, I evaluate aspen reproduction alongside numerous vital indicators of Pando's status in the first trend assessment of this embattled iconic forest. …


Oregon Aspen Project, Forest Restoration Partnership Dec 2010

Oregon Aspen Project, Forest Restoration Partnership

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The Oregon Aspen Project was initiated in response to the decline of aspen groves in Oregon and throughout the Western United States, and the lack of information to guide managers interested in stewardship to enhance this resource. There were three central goals and accompanying objectives for this project which are listed below. The project accomplishments are provided below each bulleted objective


Management Of Aspen For Ruffed Grouse And Other Wildlife - An Update, Gordon W. Gullion Jan 1990

Management Of Aspen For Ruffed Grouse And Other Wildlife - An Update, Gordon W. Gullion

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No abstract provided.


Fire Effects In Northeastern Forests: Aspen, C. Rouse Jan 1986

Fire Effects In Northeastern Forests: Aspen, C. Rouse

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No abstract provided.


Stand Characteristics Of Rocky Mountain Aspen, Wayne D. Shepperd Jan 1981

Stand Characteristics Of Rocky Mountain Aspen, Wayne D. Shepperd

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No abstract provided.


Effects Of Annual Burning On Grassland In The Aspen Parkland Of East-Central Alberta, Howard G. Anderson, Arthur W. Bailey Jan 1980

Effects Of Annual Burning On Grassland In The Aspen Parkland Of East-Central Alberta, Howard G. Anderson, Arthur W. Bailey

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Annual early spring burning has markedly altered the physiognomy and species composition of aspen parkland vegetation of east-central Alberta. Burning was conducted in April for at least 24 years when soil moisture was normally high. The number of herbaceous species per quadrat doubled while a number of woody species declined slightly.


Fire Temperatures In Grass, Shrub And Aspen Forest Communities Of Central Alberta, A.W. Bailey, M.L. Anderson Jan 1980

Fire Temperatures In Grass, Shrub And Aspen Forest Communities Of Central Alberta, A.W. Bailey, M.L. Anderson

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No abstract provided.


Converting Partially-Stocked Aspen Stands To Fully-Stocked Stands In The Lake States: An Economic Analysis, J.T. Olson, A.L. Lundgren Jan 1978

Converting Partially-Stocked Aspen Stands To Fully-Stocked Stands In The Lake States: An Economic Analysis, J.T. Olson, A.L. Lundgren

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No abstract provided.


Managing Aspen [Populus Tremuloides] For Wildlife In The Southwest, David R. Patton, John R. Jones Jan 1977

Managing Aspen [Populus Tremuloides] For Wildlife In The Southwest, David R. Patton, John R. Jones

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No abstract provided.


Aspen Potential - A Land Manager's Viewpoint, Bruce B. Hronek Jan 1976

Aspen Potential - A Land Manager's Viewpoint, Bruce B. Hronek

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From a land manager's viewpoint, the management of aspen has been lacking. However, the potentials of aspen as a viable and meaningful species that will contribute much to the forest environment and economics is both possible and practical.


Colorado Steers And Aspen Bark, J.A. Fullinwider Jan 1976

Colorado Steers And Aspen Bark, J.A. Fullinwider

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No abstract provided.


Utilization And Marketing As Tools For Aspen Management In The Rocky Mountains: Proceedings Of The Symposium, Sept. 8-9, 1976, Fort Collins, Colorado. Panel Iii. Market Opportunities And Limitations For Rocky Mountain Aspen, G.K. Runyon, M.S. Koepke, E.M. Wengert, R.J. Auchter, T.J. Loring, G. Blackwell Jan 1976

Utilization And Marketing As Tools For Aspen Management In The Rocky Mountains: Proceedings Of The Symposium, Sept. 8-9, 1976, Fort Collins, Colorado. Panel Iii. Market Opportunities And Limitations For Rocky Mountain Aspen, G.K. Runyon, M.S. Koepke, E.M. Wengert, R.J. Auchter, T.J. Loring, G. Blackwell

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No abstract provided.


Effect Of An Aspen Clearcutting On Water Yield And Quality In Northern Minnesota, Elon S. Verry Jan 1972

Effect Of An Aspen Clearcutting On Water Yield And Quality In Northern Minnesota, Elon S. Verry

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The impact of different forest types on streamflow or groundwater recharge must be considered in evaluating multiple-use alternatives. The impact of species conversion on streamflow has been directly measured at the Coweeta Experimental Watersheds in North Carolina. However, the use of net precipitation1 data, with appropriate cautions, provides a practical basis for estimating water yield differences between forest types where long-term streamflow comparisons are not available.


Cattle Use Of A Sprayed Aspen Parkland Range, J.E. Hilton, A.W. Bailey Jan 1972

Cattle Use Of A Sprayed Aspen Parkland Range, J.E. Hilton, A.W. Bailey

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Aspen parkland range in central Alberta that had been treated with a herbicide two years prior to the study had greater grazing use of the sprayed forest vegetation than did the untreated forest.


Possibilities Of Managing Aspen, Paul Zehngraff Jun 1947

Possibilities Of Managing Aspen, Paul Zehngraff

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The management of aspen or popple (Populus tremuloides) has received little attention in the past, largely because of the former abundant supply of other and more valuable tree species in the Lake States. Be- cause of a rapidly expanding market for all forest products during the past decade, particularly during the war, the attention and ingenuity of industry have turned toward the use of aspen. As a consequence, aspen has now become one of the important pulpwood species in the Lake States, and is used for many other products. That it will retain its place for some time to come …