Effects of urban heat islands on temperate forest trees and arthropods

SD Frank, KM Backe - Current Forestry Reports, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Our goal is to provide an overview of how urban heat islands
affect forests and synthesize recent literature on that topic. We focused on direct effects of …

Building ecosystem resilience and adaptive capacity: a systematic review of aspen ecology and management in the Southwest

CD Crouch, PC Rogers, MM Moore… - Forest Science, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides Michx.) has high conservation value on the
southwestern edge of its range, which extends from the southwestern United States (ie …

Rocky Mountain forests are poised to recover following bark beetle outbreaks but with altered composition

KC Rodman, RA Andrus, AR Carlson… - Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Amplified by warming temperatures and drought, recent outbreaks of native bark beetles
(Curculionidae: Scolytinae) have caused extensive tree mortality throughout Europe and …

Remote sensing of cytotype and its consequences for canopy damage in quaking aspen

B Blonder, PG Brodrick, JA Walton… - Global Change …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Mapping geographic mosaics of genetic variation and their consequences via genotype x
environment interactions at large extents and high resolution has been limited by the …

[HTML][HTML] Oystershell scale (Hemiptera: Diaspididae) population growth, spread, and phenology on aspen in Arizona, USA

CD Crouch, RW Hofstetter, AM Grady… - Environmental …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Oystershell scale (OSS; Lepidosaphes ulmi L.) is an invasive insect that threatens
sustainability of aspen (Populus tremuloides Michx.) in the southwestern United States. OSS …

Nursery cultural practices influence morphological and physiological aspen seedling traits: Implications for post-fire restoration

A Dixit, O Burney - Canadian Journal of Forest Research, 2024 - cdnsciencepub.com
Aspen forests are threatened by the impacts of a changing climate and are showing large-
scale mortality with meager natural regeneration to restore these loses. Therefore, there is …

Response of aspen to a warming climate along a latitudinal gradient in the Rocky Mountains, USA

GA Ayres, PZ Fulé, WT Flatley - Canadian Journal of Forest …, 2024 - cdnsciencepub.com
The 21st century's warming climate threatens aspen (Populus tremuloides) growth in the
southern Rocky Mountains (western US), endangering ecosystem diversity, functionality …

Variable climate-growth relationships of quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides) among Sky Island mountain ranges in the Great Basin, Nevada, USA

M Šenfeldr, DJ Shinneman, SK McIlroy… - Forest Ecology and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract The Great Basin is an arid province located in the interior western United States.
The region encompasses millions of hectares and quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides …

[HTML][HTML] Multi-decadal aspen dynamics show recruitment bottleneck across complex mountain community

MT Stoddard, KC Rodman, CD Crouch… - Forest Ecology and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Changes in forest structure and shifts in tree species composition have occurred
globally due to climate change and altered disturbance regimes. With climate trending …

Sustainability and drivers of Populus tremuloides regeneration and recruitment near the southwestern edge of its range

CD Crouch, NP Wilhelmi, PC Rogers… - … Journal of Forest …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides Michx.) ecosystems are highly valued in the
southwestern United States because of the ecological, economic, and aesthetic benefits …