Document Type
Newsletter
Volume
10
Issue
3
Editor
Paul Rogers
Publisher
Western Aspen Alliance
Publication Date
8-2019
First Page
1
Last Page
4
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Abstract
Climate's Cascading Effects In Aspen Systems
Thomas E. Martin
Aspen is an unusually important resource for wildlife. It is associated with high primary productivity providing abundant resources that support high biodiversity. It is especially important because its soft inner core that often contracts heart rot provides a favored resource for cavity-nesting organisms. The abundance and diversity of cavity-nesting species using aspen stands exceeds any other habitat type. As a result, maintenance and expansion of aspen stands is important for conservation of biodiversity.
Recommended Citation
Western Aspen Alliance, "Tremblings, August 2019" (2019). Tremblings. Paper 41.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/tremblings/41