Document Type
Newsletter
Volume
9
Issue
4
Editor
Paul Rogers
Publisher
Western Aspen Alliance
Publication Date
11-2018
First Page
1
Last Page
4
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Abstract
Aspen seedlings follow Brian Head Fire
Karen Mock
Larissa Yocom
Over the past decade, views on the importance and frequency of aspen seeding events in the Intermountain West have begun to change. Once thought to be so rare as to be ecologically and operationally negligible, there is increasing evidence that aspen seedling establishment may actually be common under certain conditions. These conditions include seed production, soil moisture sufficient for germination and establishment, low herbivory pressure, and reduced competition for soil access, light, and water. Post-fire landscapes often provide just this “window of opportunity,” and in fact most observations of aspen seedlings occur within a few years of a high- to moderate- severity fire.
Recommended Citation
Western Aspen Alliance, "Tremblings, November 2018" (2018). Tremblings. Paper 38.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/tremblings/38