Aspen Bibliography
Document Type
Contribution to Book
Editor
W.D. Shepperd, D. Binkley, D.L. Bartos, T.J. Stohlgren
Journal/Book Title/Conference
Sustaining Aspen in Western Landscapes: Symposium Proceedings
Volume
Proceedings RMPS-P-18
Issue
No.RMRS-P-18
Publisher
USDA Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station
First Page
81
Last Page
99
Publication Date
2001
Abstract
Aspen has been an ecologically important, though relatively minor, compo- nent of the Lake States (Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota) forests for millennia. General Land Office records from the 1800s indicate that aspen comprised a small fraction of the region’s eastern forests, but was more extensive on the western edge. Then Euro-American settlement in the 1800s brought land clearing, timber harvesting, and subsequent widespread wildfires that increased aspen-birch acreages consider- ably. Although aspen-birch acreage has declined since the 1930s, it remains the region’s second most prevalent forest type. Aspen management is probably the most contentious issue confronting forest managers in the Lake States.
Recommended Citation
Cleland, DT, Leefers, LA, Dickmann, DI. 2001. Ecology and management of aspen: a lake states perspective. WD Shepperd et al (compilers). Sustaining Aspen in Western Landscapes: Symposium Proceedings. Proceedings RMRS-P-18. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. Fort Collins, CO.