Aspen: ecology and management in the western United States

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This book reviews the body of knowledge applicable to ecology and management of aspen on the mountains and plateaus of the interior western United States and, to a lesser extent, Canada. Alaska and Canada farther north and east are only incidentally considered. Much of the information on aspen is from other parts of North America. If something was pertinent to aspen in the West, it was included. The large volume of knowledge about aspen in the Lake States and eastern Canada is included only when it applies to the West. This book is organized in four parts: Part I, The Tree, reviews the biology of aspen as a species. Part II, Ecology, reviews environments and community relationships. Part III, Resources and Uses, considers the resources available in and from the aspen forest type. All of these provide the background for Part IV, Management, which discusses silvicultural methods and management approaches. This is a reference and source book—a structured compilation and review of information. The authors have attempted to resolve contradictions in the literature and have summarized each subject area to the best of their understanding. Gaps in knowledge are apparent as voids in this compilation; pure speculation is avoided. Because this publication will be used as a reference, each chapter is fairly self-contained. As a result, there is some repetition among chapters, with a different content and focus in each. The latest available information has been included wherever feasible.

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Generic citation: DeByle, N. V., and R. P. Winokur, editors. 1985. Aspen: ecology and management in the western United States. USDA Forest Service General Technical Report RM-119. Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station, Fort Collins, CO. 283 pp.

SWAP (2/19/2016) citation: DeByle NV and RP Winokur, editors. 1985. Aspen: ecology and management in the western United States. Fort Collins (CO): US Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station. [accessed 2015 Dec 21]. 265 p. Gen Tech Rep RM-119. http://www.fs.fed.us/rm/pubs_rm/rm_gtr119.pdf.