Quantifying Losses of Understory Forage in Aspen Stands on the Dixie and Fishlake National Forests
The West has lost up to 60% of its historic aspen stands over the last century, probably as a result of the successional tendency of aspen to be replaced by coniferous species in the absence of periodic fires. One of several major impacts of this change is the loss of understory forage as conifer ca...
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DigitalCommons@USU
2004
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| Online Access: | https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/6592 https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=7656&context=etd |