Climate change is projected to alter precipitation patterns across northern latitudes, with decreased snow accumulation and summer rainfall predicted. These changes may alter soil physical properties such as soil strength, which would have implications for the feasibility of forest management...

Understanding the magnitude and cause of variation in tree growth and forest productivity is central to sustainable forest management. Measurements of annual growth rings allow assessments of individual-tree, tree population, and forest ecosystem vulnerabilities to drought stress or other changing...

Understanding long-lasting effects of different silvicultural systems on soil properties is critical to sustainable forest management. We determined even-aged (EA, clearcuts) and uneven-aged (UA, partial harvests; 30% by single-tree selection) management effects on soil properties 5, 15 and 30...

A simulation study examined what sampling methods might be appropriate in a forest inventory to estimate the frequency distribution of tree stem diameters or ages across a forest population that covers a large area. It reviews the efficacy of such inventories done in aspen (Populus tremuloides...

Communities of Populus tremuloides are widespread in the north and central-west part of North America. A well-known aspen site is the Pando aspen clone, which is situated adjacent to Fish Lake, Utah. This stand of genetically identical trees is putatively the most massive organism on earth. Our...

Quaking or trembling aspen (Populus tremuloides Michx.) is a foundational tree species, which is native, common, and broadly distributed in North America. The ecology of aspen has been extensively studied throughout its range, but both research and forest management practices have focused primarily ...

The bioeconomy strategies in the EU are expected to lead to increased consumption of woody biomass. The empirical knowledge of asexually regenerated hybrid aspen (Populus tremula L. × P. tremuloides Michx.) coppice stand production and responses to silvicultural treatments is still poor. In...

Key message: Non-selective thinning of a hybrid aspen coppice stands via corridor or cross-corridor cutting impacts residual trees differently depending on their competitive status. Suppressed residual trees' metabolic profile indicates increased stress level, especially after cross-corridor...

Forests are critically important for the provision of ecosystem services. The Sacramento Mountains of New Mexico, USA, are a hotspot for conservation management and the Mescalero Apache Tribe's homeland. The multiple ecosystem services and functions and its high vulnerability to changes in climate...

In the upper midwestern US and parts of Canada, forests dominated by Populus tremuloides (Aspen) are increasingly being considered as a bioenergy feedstock for power plants. When used for bioenergy, these forests are harvested at much younger ages than when they are used for more traditional...