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Seasonal And Spatial Variations In Soil Nitrogen And Phosphorus Supply Rates In A Boreal Aspen Forest, W.Z. Huang, J.J. Schoenau Jan 1997

Seasonal And Spatial Variations In Soil Nitrogen And Phosphorus Supply Rates In A Boreal Aspen Forest, W.Z. Huang, J.J. Schoenau

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Fire-Bgc--A Mechanistic Ecological Process Model For Simulating Fire Succession On Coniferous Forest Landscapes Of The Northern Rocky Mountains, Robert E. Keane, Penelope Morgan, Steven W. Running Jan 1996

Fire-Bgc--A Mechanistic Ecological Process Model For Simulating Fire Succession On Coniferous Forest Landscapes Of The Northern Rocky Mountains, Robert E. Keane, Penelope Morgan, Steven W. Running

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An ecological process model of vegetation dynamics mechanistically simulates long-term stand dynamics on coniferous landscapes of the Northern Rocky Mountains. This model is used to investigate and evaluate cumulative effects of various fire regimes, including prescribed burning and fire exclusion, on the vegetation and fuel complex of a simulation landscape composed of many stands. Detailed documentation of the model FIRE-BGC (a FIRE BioGeoChemical succession model) with complete discussion of all model parameters is followed with results of an application of the FIRE-BGC to a whitebark pine landscape in the Bob Marshall Wilderness Complex. Simulation results of several management scenarios are …


Toxicity Of Aspen Wood Leachate To Aquatic Life: Laboratory Studies, Barry R. Taylor, J. Stephen Goudey, N. Bruce Carmichael Jan 1996

Toxicity Of Aspen Wood Leachate To Aquatic Life: Laboratory Studies, Barry R. Taylor, J. Stephen Goudey, N. Bruce Carmichael

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Trembling aspen (Populus tremuloides Michx.), a common hardwood tree throughout Canada, is being harvested at increasing rates for use in paper and building materials. Piles of aspen logs have been observed to produce a dark, watery, acutely toxic leachate. A laboratory study was undertaken to elucidate the nature, strength, and persistence of aspen leachate toxicity and the chemical composition of the leachate. Leaching from aspen chips in the laboratory was rapid, with 1% mass loss in the first 24 h. Another 2 weeks of immersion was necessary to remove all remaining leachable material (3% total)> Fresh aspen leachate derived …


Waste-Wood-Derived Fillers For Plastics, Brent English, Craig M. Clemons, Nicole Stark, James P. Schneider Jan 1996

Waste-Wood-Derived Fillers For Plastics, Brent English, Craig M. Clemons, Nicole Stark, James P. Schneider

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Filled thermoplastic composites are stiffer, stronger, and more dimensionally stable than their unfilled counterparts. Such thermoplastics are usually provided to the end-user as a precompounded, pelletized feedstock. Typical reinforcing fillers are inorganic materials like talc or fiberglass, but materials derived from waste wood, such as wood flour and recycled paper fiber, are also effective as fillers. The goal of this project was to generate commercial interest in using waste-wood–paper-derived fillers (WPFs) to reinforce thermoplastics. The research strategy was twofold: developmental research and outreach. Specific objectives were (1) to improve wastepaper fiber preparation, feeding, and compounding methods, and optimize composite performance, …


Soldier's Guide To Wildlands Of Camp W. G. Williams, Thomas Hysell, Margaret Pettis Jan 1996

Soldier's Guide To Wildlands Of Camp W. G. Williams, Thomas Hysell, Margaret Pettis

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Response Of Aspen Root Suckers To Regeneration Methods And Post-Harvest Protection, Wayne D. Shepperd Jan 1996

Response Of Aspen Root Suckers To Regeneration Methods And Post-Harvest Protection, Wayne D. Shepperd

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Stand Hazard Rating For Central Idaho Forests, Robert Steele, Ralph E. Williams, Julie C. Weatherby, Elizabeth D. Reinhardt, James T. Hoffman, R. W. Thier Jan 1996

Stand Hazard Rating For Central Idaho Forests, Robert Steele, Ralph E. Williams, Julie C. Weatherby, Elizabeth D. Reinhardt, James T. Hoffman, R. W. Thier

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Aspen Decline In The Inland Northwest: A Review Of Some Relevant Literature, M. Brown Jun 1995

Aspen Decline In The Inland Northwest: A Review Of Some Relevant Literature, M. Brown

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This paper reviews recent scientific literature about the biology and management of quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides Michx.) and relates it to the current decline of aspen in Oregon and Washington.


Characterization Of Aspen Isoprene Synthase, An Enzyme Responsible For Leaf Isoprene Emission To The Atmosphere, Gary M. Silver, Ray Fall Jun 1995

Characterization Of Aspen Isoprene Synthase, An Enzyme Responsible For Leaf Isoprene Emission To The Atmosphere, Gary M. Silver, Ray Fall

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Isoprene (2-methyl-1,3-butadiene) is a volatile hydrocarbon emitted from many plant species to the atmosphere, where it plays an important role in atmospheric chemistry. An enzyme extracted from aspen (Populus tremuloides) leaves was previously found to catalyze the Mg2+-dependent elimination of pyrophosphate from dimethylallyl diphosphate (DMAPP) to form isoprene (Silver, G. M., and Fall, R.(1991) Plant Physiol. 97, 1588-1591). This enzyme, isoprene synthase, has now been purified 4000-fold to near homogeneity. The enzyme had a native molecular mass of 98-137 kDa and isoelectric point of 4.7 and contained 58- and 62-kDa subunits, implying that it is a heterodimer. …


Plant Community Changes Over 54 Years Within The Great Basin Experimental Range, Manti-La Sal National Forest, Scott C. Walker, David K. Mann, E. Durant Mcarthur May 1995

Plant Community Changes Over 54 Years Within The Great Basin Experimental Range, Manti-La Sal National Forest, Scott C. Walker, David K. Mann, E. Durant Mcarthur

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Plant community changes and natural succession over time impact forage values, watershed quality, wildlife habitat, and ecosystem dynamics. Comparisons were made between a vegetation map of community types completed in 1937 by the U.S. Forest Service, and vegetation maps compiled in 1990 of the same areas by satellite imagery, and through 1991 areal photo interpretation combined with ground truthing. The study area includes nearly all of the drainage in Ephraim Canyon located in central Utah which consists of 6,027 acres (2,439 ha). Elevation ranges from 6,600 to 10,400 feet (2,040 to 3,210 m). Vegetation types ranged from pinyon-juniper woodland through …


Use Of Sulfometuron In Hybrid Popular Energy Plantations, Daniel A. Netzer Jan 1995

Use Of Sulfometuron In Hybrid Popular Energy Plantations, Daniel A. Netzer

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Southern Idaho's Forest Land Outside National Forests, 1991, David C. Chojnacky Jan 1995

Southern Idaho's Forest Land Outside National Forests, 1991, David C. Chojnacky

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Biomass Of Food Available To Beavers On Five Minnesota Shrubs, Richard R. Buech, David J. Rugg Jan 1995

Biomass Of Food Available To Beavers On Five Minnesota Shrubs, Richard R. Buech, David J. Rugg

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Pulpwood Production In The Lake States, 1993, Ronald J. Piva Jan 1995

Pulpwood Production In The Lake States, 1993, Ronald J. Piva

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Pulpwood production in the Lake States increased from 8.8 million cords in 1992 to 9.4 million cords in 1993. Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin pulpwood production is shown by county and species group.


Carbon Allocation And Partitioning In Aspen Clones Varying In Sensitivity To Tropospheric Ozone, M.D. Coleman, R.E. Dickson, J.G. Isebrands, D.F. Karnosky Jan 1995

Carbon Allocation And Partitioning In Aspen Clones Varying In Sensitivity To Tropospheric Ozone, M.D. Coleman, R.E. Dickson, J.G. Isebrands, D.F. Karnosky

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Structure Of Woody Riparian Vegetation In Great Basin National Park, S.D. Smith, K.J. Murray, F.H. Landau, A.M. Sala Jan 1995

Structure Of Woody Riparian Vegetation In Great Basin National Park, S.D. Smith, K.J. Murray, F.H. Landau, A.M. Sala

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Quaking Aspen Productivity Recovers After Repeated Prescribed Fire, Donald A. Perala Jan 1995

Quaking Aspen Productivity Recovers After Repeated Prescribed Fire, Donald A. Perala

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Cankers On Western Quaking Aspen, David W. Johnson, Jerome S. Beatty, Thomas E. Hinds Jan 1995

Cankers On Western Quaking Aspen, David W. Johnson, Jerome S. Beatty, Thomas E. Hinds

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Parent Stand Age And Harvesting Treatment Effects On Juvenile Aspen Biomass Productivity, H. Grewal Jan 1995

Parent Stand Age And Harvesting Treatment Effects On Juvenile Aspen Biomass Productivity, H. Grewal

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Development Of A Wood Hardness Tester For Detecting Decay In Aspen, J.M. Ewart Jan 1995

Development Of A Wood Hardness Tester For Detecting Decay In Aspen, J.M. Ewart

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Improving Aspen Kraft Pulp By A Novel, Low Technology Fungal Pretreatment, Y.R. Chen, E.L. Schmidt Jan 1995

Improving Aspen Kraft Pulp By A Novel, Low Technology Fungal Pretreatment, Y.R. Chen, E.L. Schmidt

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This study investigated the biopulping agent Phanerochaete chrysosporium with a new process that required neither wood sterilization nor pure culture incubation conditions. Aspen (Populus tremuloides Michaux) chip bales with three treatments were studied. Each bale was kraft cooked after 8.5 weeks of pretreatment. The effects of fungal inoculation and foil-wrapping on pulp and paper strength properties were evaluated. Fungal pretreatment caused significantly faster response to beating as lower freeness was noted. Foil-wrapping retarded the loss of moisture within the bale, and as a result, prolonged fungal activities, resulting in substantial increases in burst strength. Tear was slightly increased, but there …


Leafy Blooms In Aspen, G. Coupland, D. Weigel, O. Nilsson, M.A. Mandel, M.F. Yanofsky Jan 1995

Leafy Blooms In Aspen, G. Coupland, D. Weigel, O. Nilsson, M.A. Mandel, M.F. Yanofsky

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Proceedings Of A Symposium On Sustaining Rangeland Ecosystems, W. Daniel Edge, Sally L. Olson-Edge Aug 1994

Proceedings Of A Symposium On Sustaining Rangeland Ecosystems, W. Daniel Edge, Sally L. Olson-Edge

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Sixty Years Of Change In Tree Numbers And Basal Area In Central Utah Aspen Stands, Walter F. Mueggler Jan 1994

Sixty Years Of Change In Tree Numbers And Basal Area In Central Utah Aspen Stands, Walter F. Mueggler

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Population Regulation Of The Jackson Elk Herd, Bruce L. Smith Jan 1994

Population Regulation Of The Jackson Elk Herd, Bruce L. Smith

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Releasing White Spruce From Trembling Aspena Yield Analysis, R.C. Yang, I.E. Bella Jan 1994

Releasing White Spruce From Trembling Aspena Yield Analysis, R.C. Yang, I.E. Bella

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Diurnal Versus 24-Hour Sampling Of Habitat, Dean E. Beyer Jr., Joanthan B. Haufler Jan 1994

Diurnal Versus 24-Hour Sampling Of Habitat, Dean E. Beyer Jr., Joanthan B. Haufler

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Sustaining Our Aspen Heritage Into The Twenty-First Century, Charles W. Cartwright, Denver P. Burns Jan 1994

Sustaining Our Aspen Heritage Into The Twenty-First Century, Charles W. Cartwright, Denver P. Burns

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Browse And Herbage Yield Following Clearing In The Alberta Montane Aspen Ecoregion, Edmund S. Telfer Jan 1993

Browse And Herbage Yield Following Clearing In The Alberta Montane Aspen Ecoregion, Edmund S. Telfer

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Small openings were cleared by bulldozing in montane aspen Populus tremuloides forest in southwestern Alberta in 1976. Production of browse, forbs and grasses was measured at the end of the growing season 2 and 7 years later. In the 2nd year production of woody twigs was significantly higher than on uncut controls (87.0 kg/ha compared to 56.0 kg/ha). In the 7th year twig production on cut blocks still exceeded that on the control blocks (53.9 kg/ha compared to 35.5 g/ha). Leaf production was also significantly higher on the treated blocks during both years. Forb production and species composition was not …


The Effect Of Harvesting Activities On Soil Compaction, Root Damage, And Suckering In Colorado Aspen, Wayne D. Shepperd Jan 1993

The Effect Of Harvesting Activities On Soil Compaction, Root Damage, And Suckering In Colorado Aspen, Wayne D. Shepperd

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