| Contents Notes |
Taxonomy -- Morphology -- Sexual reproduction, seeds, and seedlings -- Vegetative regeneration -- Vegetation associations -- Climates -- Soils -- Effects of water and temperature -- Fire -- Insects and other invertabrates -- Wildlife -- Wood resource -- Wood utilization -- Esthetics and landscaping -- Regeneration -- Rotations -- Harvesting -- Management for esthetics and recreation, forage, water, and wildlife. "Information about the biology, ecology, and management of quaking aspen on the mountains and plateaus of the interior western United States, and to a lesser extent, Canada, is summarized and discussed. The biology of aspen as a tree species, community relationships in the aspen ecosystem, environments, and factors affecting aspen forests are reviewed. The resources available within and from the aspen forest type, and their past and potential uses are examined. Silvicultural methods and other approaches to managing aspen for various resources and uses are presented." |
