Aspen biology, community classification, and management in the Blue Mountains

Authors

David K. Swanson
Craig L. Schmitt
Diane M. Shirley
Vicky Erickson
Kenneth J. Schuetz
Michael L. Tatum
David C. Powell

Document Type

Report

Source

US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station, General Technical Report PNW-GTR-806

Publication Date

2010

Abstract

Quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides Michx.) is a valuable species that is declining in the Blue Mountains of northeastern Oregon. This publication is a compilation of over 20 years of aspen management experience by USDA Forest Service workers in the Blue Mountains. It includes a summary of aspen biology and occurrence in the Blue Mountains, and a discussion of aspen conservation and management techniques such as fencing, conifer removal, and artificial propagation. Local data on bird use of aspen stands, insects and diseases in aspen, and genetic studies of aspen are also included. An aspen community classification developed from over 200 sample plots is presented, with plant species composition and cover, environment and soils, and management considerations.

Comments

U.S. copyright regulations require that publications by the federal government or authored by federal employees must be made available in the public domain

Recommended Citation

Swanson, David K.; Schmitt, Craig L.; Shirley, Diane M.; Erickson, Vicky; Schuetz, Kenneth J.; Tatum, Michael L.; Powell, David C. 2010. Aspen biology, community classification, and management in the Blue Mountains. Gen. Tech. Rep. PNW-GTR-806. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. 117 p.