Field measurement of age in quaking aspen in the central Rocky Mountains

Todd T. Mowrer; Wayne D. Shepperd

doi:10.2737/RM-RN-476

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Field measurement of age in quaking aspen in the central Rocky Mountains

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Authors:

Todd T. Mowrer, Wayne D. Shepperd

Year:

1987

Type:

Research Note

Station:

Rocky Mountain Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2737/RM-RN-476

Source:

Res. Note RM-476. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station. 4 p.

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Abstract

Aspen rings can be reliably counted without resorting to laboratory procedures by using a low-power microscope and simple field preparation of cores.

Keywords

Populus tremuloides, growth rings, age measurement

Citation

Mowrer, H. Todd; Shepperd, Wayne D. 1987. Field measurement of age in quaking aspen in the central Rocky Mountains. Res. Note RM-476. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station. 4 p.