Reconciling divergent interpretations of quaking aspen decline on the northern Colorado Front Range

• Published in: Ecological applications Vol. 17; no. 5; pp. 1296 - 1311
• Main Authors: Kashian, D.M, Romme, W.H, Regan, C.M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.07.2007
• Subjects: altitude; Colorado; community ecology; conifers; Conservation of Natural Resources - methods; Conservation of Natural Resources - trends; dieback; Ecology; Fires - prevention & control; forest decline; forest ecology; forest fires; montane forests; mountains; Population Dynamics; Populus - growth & development; Populus tremuloides; stand composition; stand density; Colorado

Ecologists have debated over the past 65 years whether quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides Michx.) has or has not declined in abundance, vigor, or regeneration in western North America. Many studies have provided divergent interpretations of the condition of aspen forests, leading to difficulty in tr...