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Decline of quaking aspen in the Interior
West - examples from Utah
Bartos, Dale L.; Campbell, Robert B., Jr. 1998. Decline of quaking aspen in the Interior West - examples from Utah. Rangelands 20 (1): 17-24.
Quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides) are unique because, in contrast to most western forest trees, they reproduce primarily by suckering from the parent root system. Generally disturbance or dieback is necessary to stimulate regeneration of aspen stands. These self-regenerating stands have existed for thousands of years. If they are lost from the landscape, they will not return through normal seeding processes as do other tree species.
Keywords: quaking aspen, Populus tremuloides, decline, western forest trees, disturbance, dieback, aspen stands
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