Tamm review: Quaking aspen's influence on fire occurrence, behavior, and severity

KA Nesbit, LL Yocom, AM Trudgeon, RJ DeRose… - Forest Ecology and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides Michx.) stands have historically been referred
to as “firebreak” forest types that can reduce fire activity, but high-intensity and high-severity …

Building ecosystem resilience and adaptive capacity: a systematic review of aspen ecology and management in the Southwest

CD Crouch, PC Rogers, MM Moore… - Forest Science, 2023 - academic.oup.com
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 …

Regeneration strategies and forest resilience to changing fire regimes: Insights from a G oldilocks model

T Ramiadantsoa, Z Ratajczak, MG Turner - Ecology, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Disturbances are ubiquitous in ecological systems, and species have evolved a range of
strategies to resist or rebound following disturbance. Understanding how the presence and …

Effectiveness of pre-fire forest management on post-fire forest conditions in southeastern Arizona

KL Hefty, JK Gillan, J Trejo, JL Koprowski - Fire Ecology, 2024 - Springer
Background Western forests in the United States are facing multiple threats that have the
potential to permanently alter forest composition and structure. In particular, wildfire can …

Fire regimes of Utah: the past as prologue

JD Birch, JA Lutz - Fire, 2023 - mdpi.com
(1) Background: Satellite monitoring of fire effects is widespread, but often satellite-derived
values are considered without respect to the characteristic severity of fires in different …

Wildfire catalyzes upward range expansion of trembling aspen in southern Rocky Mountain beetle‐killed forests

KM Nigro, ME Rocca, MA Battaglia… - Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Climate warming is expected to drive upward and poleward shifts at the leading edge of
tree species ranges. Disturbance has the potential to accelerate these shifts by altering …

[HTML][HTML] Multi-decadal aspen dynamics show recruitment bottleneck across complex mountain community

MT Stoddard, KC Rodman, CD Crouch… - Forest Ecology and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Changes in forest structure and shifts in tree species composition have occurred
globally due to climate change and altered disturbance regimes. With climate trending …

Sustainability and drivers of Populus tremuloides regeneration and recruitment near the southwestern edge of its range

CD Crouch, NP Wilhelmi, PC Rogers… - … Journal of Forest …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides Michx.) ecosystems are highly valued in the
southwestern United States because of the ecological, economic, and aesthetic benefits …

Regeneration and recruitment for resilience: sustaining aspen ecosystems threatened by climate change, ungulate browse, and oystershell scale

CD Crouch - 2023 - search.proquest.com
Quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides) ecosystems are highly valued in the southwestern
United States because of the ecological, economic, and aesthetic benefits they provide …

The historic 2020 fire year in northern Colorado and southern Wyoming: a landscape assessment to inform post-fire forest management

KC Rodman, KT Davis, ME Chambers… - … (SWERI). 29 p., 2022 - research.fs.usda.gov
Wildfire activity is increasing throughout forests of the western United States, in large part
due to the effects of a warming climate. The 2020 fire year in northern Colorado and …