Document Type
Newsletter
Volume
3
Issue
1
Editor
Paul Rogers
Publisher
Western Aspen Alliance
Publication Date
2-2012
First Page
1
Last Page
3
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Abstract
Facilitation in aspen-conifer forests
Samuel St. Clair
Across its expansive range, quaking aspen commonly associates with conifers to form mixed forests. The composition and function of these forests is largely defined by the positive and negative interactions between aspen and conifer species. During mid- to late- successional stages the competitive advantages of conifer species promotes their expansion and dominance. However, conifer’s competitive advantage is balanced by reinvigoration of aspen following disturbance driven mortality of conifers.
Recommended Citation
Western Aspen Alliance, "Tremblings, February 2012" (2012). Tremblings. Paper 12.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/tremblings/12