Browsing by Subject "Aspen"
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How Do Characteristics of Aspen Woodlands and Surrounding Vegetation Affect Prevalence of Aspen Heartrot Fungus?
(2011-05)The purpose of this study was to determine how the prevalence of the heartrot fungus, Phellinus tremulae, was influenced by characteristics of aspen stands and surrounding vegetation. -
Selection of Sap Well Trees by a Keystone Species : the Red-Naped Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus Nuchalis)
(2012-04)Conserving keystone species requires understanding their feeding requirements. One of the most important keystone species is the Red-naped Sapsucker, a woodpecker that excavates its nest holes in aspens and drills sap wells ... -
Selection of Sap Well Trees by a Keystone Species : the Red-naped Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus nuchalis)
(2013-05)Sapsuckers are considered keystone species. The keystone at the top of an arch holds all of the stones in place; without it the arch would collapse. Similarly, a keystone species has a disproportionally large effect on ...