[HTML][HTML] A global view of aspen: Conservation science for widespread keystone systems

PC Rogers, BD Pinno, J Šebesta, BR Albrectsen… - Global Ecology and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Across the northern hemisphere, six species of aspen (Populus spp.) play a
disproportionately important role in promoting biodiversity, sequestering carbon, limiting …

Recent declines of Populus tremuloides in North America linked to climate

JJ Worrall, GE Rehfeldt, A Hamann, EH Hogg… - Forest Ecology and …, 2013 - Elsevier
Populus tremuloides (trembling aspen) recently experienced extensive crown thinning,
branch dieback, and mortality across North America. To investigate the role of climate, we …

A nearest-neighbor imputation approach to mapping tree species over large areas using forest inventory plots and moderate resolution raster data

BT Wilson, AJ Lister, RI Riemann - Forest ecology and management, 2012 - Elsevier
The paper describes an efficient approach for mapping multiple individual tree species over
large spatial domains. The method integrates vegetation phenology derived from MODIS …

Fire regimes of quaking aspen in the Mountain West

DJ Shinneman, WL Baker, PC Rogers… - Forest Ecology and …, 2013 - Elsevier
Quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides Michx.) is the most widespread tree species in North
America, and it is found throughout much of the Mountain West (MW) across a broad range …

A Functional Framework for Improved Management of Western North American Aspen (Populus tremuloides Michx.)

PC Rogers, SM Landhäusser, BD Pinno… - Forest …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Quaking or trembling aspen (Populus tremuloides Michx.) forests occur in highly diverse
settings across North America. However, management of distinct communities has long …

Aspen (Populus tremuloides) stands and their contribution to plant diversity in a semiarid coniferous landscape

TJ Kuhn, HD Safford, BE Jones, KW Tate - Plant Ecology, 2011 - Springer
We conducted a field study to determine the relative contributions of aspen (Populus
tremuloides), meadow, and conifer communities to local and landscape-level plant species …

Evolving paradigms of aspen ecology and management: impacts of stand condition and fire severity on vegetation dynamics

KD Krasnow, SL Stephens - Ecosphere, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides Michx.) comprises only a small fraction of western
USA forests, yet contributes significant biological diversity and is considered by many to be …

Herbivory strains resilience in drought‐prone aspen landscapes of the western U nited S tates

PC Rogers, CM Mittanck - Journal of Vegetation Science, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Question Aspen forests in the northern hemisphere provide richer biodiversity compared to
surrounding vegetation types. In both N orth A merica and E urope, however, aspen stands …

Emerging themes in the ecology and management of North American forests

TL Sharik, W Adair, FA Baker… - … Journal of Forestry …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
The 7th North American Forest Ecology Workshop, consisting of 149 presentations in 16 oral
sessions and a poster session, reflected a broad range of topical areas currently under …

The influences of conifer succession, physiographic conditions and herbivory on quaking aspen regeneration after fire

EA Smith, D O'Loughlin, JR Buck, SBS Clair - Forest Ecology and …, 2011 - Elsevier
Fire suppression over the last century has increased conifer expansion and dominance in
aspen-conifer forests, which appears to be a driving force behind aspen decline in some …