Aspen: Ecology and Management in the Western United States
DeByle NV and Winokur RP (ed). 1985. Aspen: Ecology and Management in the Western United States. U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service General Technical Report. RM-119. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service. Fort Collins, Colorado
Information about the biology, ecology, and management of quaking aspen on the mountains and plateaus of the interior western United States, and to a lesser extent, Canada, is summarized and discussed. The biology of aspen as a tree species, community relationships in the aspen ecosystem, environments, and factors affecting aspen forests are reviewed. The resources available within and from the aspen forest type and their past and potential uses are examined. Silvicultural methods and other approaches to managing aspen for various resources and uses are presented.
- Type
- Published Report
- Date of Issue
- 1985
- Publisher
- U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service
- Units
- GRTE
- Keywords
- Aspen, Fire Ecology, Management, Populus tremuloides, Quaking aspen, silvicultural method