Ungulate herbivory on Utah aspen: Assessment of long-term exclosures
Kay CE and Bartos DL. 2000. Ungulate herbivory on Utah aspen: Assessment of long-term exclosures. Journal of Range Management. 53(2):145-153
The role of livestock grazing and big-game browsing in the decline of aspen (Populus tremuloides Michx.) in the Intermountain West has long been questioned. All known aspen exclosures (n+8) on the Dixie and Fishlake National Forests in south-central Utah were measured during late summer of 1995 and 1996 to determine aspen stem dynamics, successional status, and understory species composition.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Kay, Charles; Bartos, Dale
- Units
- BRCA
- Keywords
- Aspen, Cattle Grazing, Decline, deer browsing, elk browsing, Populas tremuloides communities, Reproduction, undergrowth