Aspen: Ecology and management in the western United States

Abstract

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.

Titles contained within Aspen: Ecology and management in the western United States

• Introduction
• Taxonomy
• Distribution
• Morphology
• Growth
• Sexual reproduction, seeds, and seedlings
• Vegetative regeneration
• Genetics and variation
• Vegetation associations
• Climates
• Soils
• Effects of water and temperature
• Fire
• Other physical factors
• Diseases
• Insects and other invertebrates
• Animal impacts
• Forage
• Wildlife
• Water and watershed
• Wood resource
• Wood utilization
• Nurse crop
• Esthetics and landscaping
• Management overview
• Regeneration
• Intermediate treatments
• Rotations
• Harvesting
• Management for esthetics and recreation, forage, water, and wildlife

Citation

DeByle, Norbert V.; Winokur, Robert P., editors. 1985. Aspen: Ecology and management in the western United States. USDA Forest Service General Technical Report RM-119. Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station, Fort Collins, Colo. 283 p.