Aspen in the Sierra Nevada: Regional conservation of a continental species

Natural Areas Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 183-193

  Rogers, Paul G ^a,b   Shepperd, Wayne D ^b   Bartos, Dale L ^b  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Climate; Disturbance; Fire; History; Populus tremuloides

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONSERVATION PLANNING; DECIDUOUS TREE; DISTURBANCE; POPULATION DECLINE; REGENERATION; REINTRODUCTION; WILDFIRE;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; SIERRA NEVADA [CALIFORNIA]; UNITED STATES;

POPULUS TREMULOIDES;

EID: 36849011500     PISSN: 08858608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3375/0885-8608(2007)27[183:AITSNR]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Review

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