[HTML][HTML] A global view of aspen: Conservation science for widespread keystone systems
Across the northern hemisphere, six species of aspen (Populus spp.) play a
disproportionately important role in promoting biodiversity, sequestering carbon, limiting …
disproportionately important role in promoting biodiversity, sequestering carbon, limiting …
Building ecosystem resilience and adaptive capacity: a systematic review of aspen ecology and management in the Southwest
Abstract Quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides Michx.) has high conservation value on the
southwestern edge of its range, which extends from the southwestern United States (ie …
southwestern edge of its range, which extends from the southwestern United States (ie …
Fire regimes of quaking aspen in the Mountain West
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 …
America, and it is found throughout much of the Mountain West (MW) across a broad range …
Patterns and consequences of ungulate herbivory on aspen in western North America
Quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides) forests develop complex, multi-story structure and
speciose plant communities, which provide habitat for ungulates and diverse wildlife …
speciose plant communities, which provide habitat for ungulates and diverse wildlife …
Predation risk, elk, and aspen: tests of a behaviorally mediated trophic cascade in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem
JA Winnie Jr - Ecology, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Aspen in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem are hypothesized to be recovering from
decades of heavy browsing by elk due to a behaviorally mediated trophic cascade (BMTC) …
decades of heavy browsing by elk due to a behaviorally mediated trophic cascade (BMTC) …
The primacy of density‐mediated indirect effects in a community of wolves, elk, and aspen
The removal or addition of a predator in an ecosystem can trigger a trophic cascade,
whereby the predator indirectly influences plants and/or abiotic processes via direct effects …
whereby the predator indirectly influences plants and/or abiotic processes via direct effects …
Aspen (Populus tremuloides) stands and their contribution to plant diversity in a semiarid coniferous landscape
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 …
tremuloides), meadow, and conifer communities to local and landscape-level plant species …
Monitoring long-term riparian vegetation trends to inform local habitat management in a mountainous environment
Riparian ecosystems provide critical habitat for many species, yet assessment of vegetation
condition at local scales is difficult to measure when considering large areas over long time …
condition at local scales is difficult to measure when considering large areas over long time …
Effects of conifers and elk browsing on quaking aspen forests in the central Rocky Mountains, USA
Elk browsing and conifer species mixing with aspen (Populus tremuloides Michx.) present
current challenges to aspen forest management in the western United States. We evaluated …
current challenges to aspen forest management in the western United States. We evaluated …