Baseline Survey of Quaking Aspen (Populus tremuloides) in City of Rocks National Reserve
Batten N, Case M, Collette J, Cram B, Hill H, Hoffnagle E, Mullens N, Rodhouse T, Steele J, Vincent J, Wolken P, Wyse M. 2005. Baseline Survey of Quaking Aspen (Populus tremuloides) in City of Rocks National Reserve
From June 27-29, 2005, the OMSI Botany Research Team conducted a survey of the quaking aspen population at City of Rocks National Reserve (CIRO). The goal of this survey was to collect baseline data on City of Rocks’ quaking aspen population distribution and structure and on the impacts of invasive trees in aspen stands in the reserve. Objectives also included an analysis of results in order to provide pilot data for use in development of a sampling design for long-term monitoring of the reserve’s aspen population. Quaking aspen are declining throughout the western United States due to fire suppression, succession to shade tolerant conifers, grazing pressure, and possibly climate change. This decline has significant implications for western ecosystems, including the loss of aspen-dependent biodiversity (Lawler and Edwards 2002, Griffis-Kyle and Beier 2003, Parsons et al. 2003).
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Batten, Nicholas; Case, Madelon; Collette, James; Cram, Bryn; Hill, Harry; Hoffnagle, Elena; Mullens, Nicole; Rodhouse, Tom; Steele, James; Vincent, Jodi; Wolken, Paige; Wyse, Madeline
- Date of Issue
- 2005-06
- Units
- CIRO , UCBN
- Keywords
- Populus tremuloides, Quaking aspen, Vegetation Inventory