Aspen community types of the Intermountain Region

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This vegetation classification for the aspen-dominated forests of the Forest Service's Intermountain Region is based on existing community structure and plant species composition. Included are 56 community types that occur within eight tree-cover types. The types are grouped into three abundance categories (major, minor, incidental). Only 14 of the types are required to describe approximately two-thirds of the aspen stands within the Region. A diagnostic key using indicator species facilitates field identification of the community types. The key is followed by narrative descriptions of the distribution, vegetal composition, successional status, and the forage and wood fiber productivity of each type. Appendix tables provide detailed comparisons of the types. The classification and descriptions are based on field data from over 2,100 aspen stands scattered over southeastern Idaho, western Wyoming, Utah, and Nevada.

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Suggested citation: Mueggler, Walter F. 1988. Aspen community types of the Intermountain Region. Gen. Tech. Rep. INT-250. Ogden, UT: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Intermountain Research Station. 135 p.

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Mueggler WF. 1988. Aspen community types of the Intermountain Region. Ogden (UT): US Forest Service, Intermountain Research Station. 135 p. Gen. Tech. Rep. INT-250. [accessed 2015 Dec 22]. http://treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/download/32906.pdf