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Ungulate Herbivores As Drivers Of Aspen Recruitment And Understory Composition Throughout Arid Montane Landscapes, Elizabeth S. Reikowski, Tyler Refsland, J. Hall Cushman Sep 2022

Ungulate Herbivores As Drivers Of Aspen Recruitment And Understory Composition Throughout Arid Montane Landscapes, Elizabeth S. Reikowski, Tyler Refsland, J. Hall Cushman

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Herbivory by wild and domestic ungulates can influence tree recruitment and understory forest communities throughout the world. Herbivore-driven declines in tree recruitment have been observed for quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides), a foundation species whose health and management is recognized as a critical priority throughout much of its range. Livestock fencing is commonly used to promote aspen regeneration, but its effectiveness is rarely assessed, especially across large spatial scales. Using a livestock-reduction experiment, we evaluated the effects of ungulate herbivory on aspen in the Great Basin and southern Cascades, an expansive and environmentally heterogeneous region where aspen faces the …


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


Aspen Ecosystem Properties In The Upper Great Lakes, David H. Alban, D.A. Perala, M.F. Jurgensen, M.E. Ostry, J.R. Probst Jan 1991

Aspen Ecosystem Properties In The Upper Great Lakes, David H. Alban, D.A. Perala, M.F. Jurgensen, M.E. Ostry, J.R. Probst

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No abstract provided.


Aspen Ecology And Management In The Western United States, Norbert V. Debyle Jan 1990

Aspen Ecology And Management In The Western United States, Norbert V. Debyle

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No abstract provided.


Pine Hollow Exclosures: Effect Of Browsing On An Aspen Community Sprayed With 2,4-D, D.L. Bartos, R.O. Harniss Jan 1990

Pine Hollow Exclosures: Effect Of Browsing On An Aspen Community Sprayed With 2,4-D, D.L. Bartos, R.O. Harniss

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No abstract provided.


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.


Breeding Birds In Uncut Aspen And 6- To 10-Year-Old Clearcuts In Southwestern Colorado, V.E. Scott, G.L. Crouch Jan 1988

Breeding Birds In Uncut Aspen And 6- To 10-Year-Old Clearcuts In Southwestern Colorado, V.E. Scott, G.L. Crouch

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Numbers of breeding birds were estimated for various sizes and ages of clearcuts, for edge habitat created by the clearcuts, leave strips between clearcuts, and uncut aspen forest (controls). Total numbers of birds were not different among three size classes or five age classes of clearcuts. Total were lower on clearcuts than on edges but not different from controls or leave strips.


Wildlife In Aspen: Ecology And Management In The Western United States, Norbert V. Debyle Jan 1985

Wildlife In Aspen: Ecology And Management In The Western United States, Norbert V. Debyle

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No abstract provided.


Management For Esthetics And Recreation, Forage, Water, And Wildlife, Norbert V. Debyle Jan 1985

Management For Esthetics And Recreation, Forage, Water, And Wildlife, Norbert V. Debyle

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No abstract provided.


Tree Rings And Kaibab North Deer Hunting Success, 1925-1975, C.E. Young Jan 1979

Tree Rings And Kaibab North Deer Hunting Success, 1925-1975, C.E. Young

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Knowledge of the biotic and abiotic factors producing long and short-term changes in numbers provides the basis for managing wildlife populations. Frequently, evaluation of these factors over a long time period is impossible. the large, well-documented past fluctuations of mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) numbers on Arizona's North Kaibab plateau (Rasmussen, 1941; Russo, 1964; Caughley, 1970; Burk, 1973) make it potentially useful for examining long-term effects.


Shrub Nesting Of The Red-Eyed Vireo [Vireo Olivaceous] In Relation To Structure Of Aspen [Populus Tremuloides] Forests [In Northern Minnesota], W.J. Mattson, Jr Jan 1979

Shrub Nesting Of The Red-Eyed Vireo [Vireo Olivaceous] In Relation To Structure Of Aspen [Populus Tremuloides] Forests [In Northern Minnesota], W.J. Mattson, Jr

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No abstract provided.


Wildlife Habitat Investigations And Management Implications On The Bridger-Teton National Forest, G.E. Gruell, M.S. Boyce, L.D. Hayden Wing Jan 1979

Wildlife Habitat Investigations And Management Implications On The Bridger-Teton National Forest, G.E. Gruell, M.S. Boyce, L.D. Hayden Wing

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Grazing impact by elk and moose has been a point of concern in Jackson Hole for many years. Concern has been primarily directed towards sparsely vegetated south aspects, aspen stands, and willow bottoms. Numerous transects have quantified heavy foliage utilization. Trend studies have been mostly inconclusive. Study of historical narratives have quantified heavy forage utilization. Trend studies have been mostly inconclusive. Study of historical narratives, early photographs and consideration of plant physiology, soils data, and fire ecology have aided interpretations of vegetal trend and plant succession in recent years. Photographs show little change on sparsely vegetated sites. Soils information on …


Grindstone Flat And Big Flat Exclosures: A 41-Year Record Of Changes In Clearcut Aspen Communities, Walter F. Mueggler, D.L. Bartos Jan 1977

Grindstone Flat And Big Flat Exclosures: A 41-Year Record Of Changes In Clearcut Aspen Communities, Walter F. Mueggler, D.L. Bartos

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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.


The Ecological Role Of Fire In The Jackson Hole Area, Northwestern Wyoming, L.L. Loope, G.E. Gruell Jan 1973

The Ecological Role Of Fire In The Jackson Hole Area, Northwestern Wyoming, L.L. Loope, G.E. Gruell

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No abstract provided.


Aspen Grove Use By Deer, Elk, And Cattle In Southwestern Coniferous Forests, Hudson G. Reynolds Jan 1969

Aspen Grove Use By Deer, Elk, And Cattle In Southwestern Coniferous Forests, Hudson G. Reynolds

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Aspen groves within mixed conifer forests produce more herbaceous understory than adjacent forest. Thinning aspen groves improves herbaceous understory and aspen regeneration. Higher deer and cattle use of aspen groves is associated with the greater abundance of understory vegetation.