Scientific References to Aspen

Aspens beside the River Cannich

Aspens growing beside the River Cannich in Glen Cannich

This list includes references both to European aspen (Populus tremula) and the closely-related Quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides). List created and maintained by Trees for Life, email: info@treesforlife.org.uk.
NB that some items in this list have links to further material.

 

Ahuja, M.R. (1984) A commercially feasible micropropagation method for aspen. Silvae Genet. 33: 174-176

Alban, D.H. (1982) Effect of nutrient accumulation by aspen, spruce, and pine on soil properties. Soil Science Society of America Journal. Vol. 46: pp. 853-861

Alban, D. H., Perala, D. A., and Schlaegel, B.E. (1978) Biomass and nutrient distribution in aspen, pine, and spruce stands on the same soil type in Minnesota. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. Vol. 8: pp. 290-299

Alban, D.H., et al. (1991) Aspen ecosystem properties in the Upper Great Lakes. USDA Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station, St. Paul, Minnesota

Alberta Research Council (1987) Proceedings of the Aspen Quality Workshop. 12 February, Edmonton

Alexander, M.E., and Maffey, M.E. (1992) Predicting Fire Behavior in Canada's Aspen Forests. Fire management notes 1992 Vol. 53 / 54

Almgren, G. (1990) Broadleaved Forest: birch, aspen and alder in forestry and nature conservation. Skogstyrelsen, Jonkoping, Sweden

Anderson, H. and Ryvarden, L. (1999) Wood inhabiting fungi on Populus tremula Windhalia 24: 37-48

Anderson, N.A., Ostry, M.E., and Anderson,G.W. (1979) Insect wounds asinfection sites for Hypoxylon mammatum on trembling aspen. Phytopathology Vol. 69: pp. 476-479

Anderson, R.L., Anderson, G.W., and Schipper, A.L. Jr. (1979) Hypoxylon canker of aspen. USDA Forest Service, Forest Insect and Disease Leaflet 6 Washington, DC. 7 p

Andrejak, G.E. and Barnes, B.V. (1969) A seedling population in southeastern Michigan. Mich. Bot. 8: 189-202

Archibold, O. W., Wilson, M. R. (1978) Spatial pattern and population dynamics of Populus tremuloides in a Saskatchewan aspen grove Canad. Field-Naturalist Vol. 92: pp. 369-74

Ashbourne, S.R.C. and Putman, R.J. (1987) Competition, resource partitioning and species richness in the phytophagous insects of red oak and aspen in Canada and the U.K. Acta Oecologica 8: 43-56.


Bagnall, R.S. (1932) The gall midges (Cecidomyidae) of the aspen (Populus tremula) in Scotland, with description of a new Harmandia gall. Scottish Naturalist (1932) 73-76.

Bailey, J.K. and Whitham, T.G.. (2003) Interactions among elk, aspen, gallingsawflies and insectivorous birds alter Arthropod diversity. Oikos 101: 127-134

Baker, F.S. (1921) Two races of aspen. Journal of Forestry 19: 412-413

Baker, F.S. (1925) Aspen in the Central Rocky Mountain region. United States Department of Agriculture Bulletin 1291

Baker, W.L., Munroe, J.A. and Hessl, A.E. (1997) The effects on aspen in the winter range in Rocky Mountain National Park. Ecography 20: 155-165

Baranchugov, E.G. (1983) Distinguishing phenological forms of aspen. Lesovedenie 1: 60-65

Barnes, B.V. (1958) Erste Aufnahme eines sechsjährigen Bestandes von Aspenhybriden. (First survey of a six-year-old stand of hybrid aspen.) Silvae Genetica Vol. 7: pp. 98-102

Barnes, B.V. (1966) The clonal growth habit of American aspens. Ecology 47: 439-447

Barnes, B.V. (1969) Natural Variation and delineation of clones of Populus tremuloides and P. grandidentata in Northern Lower Michigan. Silvae Genetica 18: 130-142

Barnes, B.V. (1975) Phenotypic variation of trembling aspen of Western North America. Forest Science 21: 319-328

Barnes, B.V., and Pregitzer, K.S. (1985) Occurrence of hybrids between bigtooth and trembling aspen in Michigan. Canadian Journal of Botany Vol. 63: pp. 1888-1890

Barring, U. (1998) On the reproduction of Aspen (Populus tremula) with emphasis on its suckering ability. Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research. 3 (2): 229-240

Barry, W. J., and Sachs, R.M. (1968) Vegetative propagation of quaking aspen. California Agriculture Vol. 22 (1): pp. 14-16.

Barth, A. (1942) The silviculture of Aspen for high quality timber production. Rep. 1, Ingenior F.H. Frohlichs Fond. Vollebeck, Norway

Bartos, D.L., Brown, J.K., and Booth, G.D. (1994) Twelve Years of BiomassResponse in Aspen Communities following Fire. Journal of Range Management Vol. 34: pp. 315-318.

Bartos, D.L., Campbell, R.B., Jr. (1998) Decline of Quaking Aspen in the Interior West - Examples from Utah. Rangelands Vol. 20(1) : pp. 17-24.

Bartos, D., Ward, F. R. and Innis, G. S. (1983) Aspen succession in the intermountain West: a deterministic model. General Technical Report INT–15. USDA Forest Service, Intermountain Research Station, Ogden, UT, 60 pp.

Basham, J. T. (1958) Decay of trembling aspen. Can. J. Bot. Vol. 36: pp. 491-505.

Bates, P.C., Blinn, C.R., Alm, A.A. (1993) Harvesting impacts on quaking aspen regeneration in northern Minnesota. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. Vol. 23 n 11, 2403-

Behrens, V. and Melchior, G.H. (1978) Improving the method of vegetative propagation of aspen and aspen hybrids by softwood cuttings from young root suckers. Holzzucht 32: 17-21

Bella, I. E. (1986) Logging practices and subsequent development of aspen stands in east-central Saskatchewan. Forestry Chronicle Vol. 62: pp. 81-83.

Bella, I. E., and DeFranceschi, J.P. (1980) Biomass productivity of young aspen stands in western Canada. Environment Canada Forestry Service, Information Report NOR-X-219. Northern Forest Research Centre, Edmonton, AB. 23 p.

Berg, A. (1970) Diversity and abundance of birds in relation to forest fragmentation, habitat quality and heterogeneity. Bird Study. 44 (3) 355-366

Berggren, A.L. (1997) Lichen flora on aspen (Populus tremula) occurrence and vitality in old-growth and clear-felled stands in a continental area. Masters thesis. Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden

Bergmann, F. (1981) Unterschiedung von Pappelklonen mit Hilfe von Ispenzyme Mustern (Identification of aspen clones with help from isozyme analysis). Die Holzzucht 35: 24-27

Bergmann, F. (1987) Characterisation of multiclonal aspen cultivars using isozyme electrophoresis. Forest Ecology and Management 22: 167-172

Berrang, P., Karnosky, D. F., Mickler, R. A., and Bennett, J.P. (1986) Natural selection for ozone tolerance in Populus tremuloides. Canadian Journal of Forest Research Vol. 16: pp. 1214-1216.

Bertenshaw, J. L. (1965) The clonal structure of selected aspen stands in northern Lower Michigan. M.S. Thesis, Sch. Nat. Res., U. Mich., Ann Arbor, Mich. 56 pp.

Beuker, E. (1999) The breeding and cultivation of aspen (P. tremula) and hybrid aspen (P. tremula x P. tremuloides) for fine paper production. Proceed. International Poplar Symposium II, Orleans, France (Sept. 13-17, 1999), p. 17

Beuker, E. (2000) Aspen breeding in Finland, new challenges. Baltic Forestry 6 (2): 81-84

Binns, C. (2007) Yellowstone (aspen) trees get help from wolves: Study finds they strike fear in grazing elk - and reduce their numbers. Live science.

Blake, G.M. (1963) Clone Identification and determination in the Aspens. PhD Thesis. University of Minnesota, St. Paul

Blomberg, P. (2002) Occurrence of green algae and cyanobacteria on aspen (Populus tremula) in one old-growth and one clear-felled stand. (PDF, 208 kB/ 19 pages) Masters Thesis, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden

Borset, O. (1954) The germinative capacity of Aspen. Medd. Norske Skogforsoksv. 13: 1-44

Borset, O. (1956) Aspen suckers. Tidsskr. Skogbr. 64: 219-240

Borset, O. (1957) Growth of male and female aspen. Medd. Norske Skogforsoksv. 14: 175-185

Borset, O. (1960) Silviculture of Aspen. Scottish Forestry 14: 68-80

Borset, O. (1976) Birch, aspen and alder: a guide to practical forestry. Norges Lanbrukshogskole. As, Norway

Brinkman, K.A., and Roe, E.I. (1975) Quaking aspen: silvics and management in the Lake States. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agriculture Handbook 486. Washington, DC. 52 p.

Brissette, J.C., and Barnes, B.V. (1984) Comparisons of phenology and growth of Michigan and western North American sources of Populus tremuloides. Canadian Journal of Forest Research Vol. 14: pp. 789-793.

Brown, J.K., and Simmerman,D.G. (1986) Appraising fuels and flammability in western aspen: a prescribed fire guide. USDA Forest Service, General Technical Report INT-205. Intermountain Research Station, Ogden, UT. 48 p.

Buckman, R. E., Blankenship, L. H. (1965) Repeated spring prescribed burning reduces abundance and vigor of aspen root suckering. J. Forest. Vol. 63(1) : pp. 23-5.

Carlsson, C. (1996) Foliose and fruticose lichens on aspen (Populus tremula) in old-growth and clear-felled stands in an area in northern Sweden. Masters Thesis, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden

Cheliak, W.M. and Dancik, B.P. (1982) Genetic diversity of natural populations of the clone forming tree Populus tremuloides. Canadian Journal of Genetics and Cytology 24: 611-616

Cheliak, W.M. and Pitel, J.A. (1984) Electrophoretic identification of clones in trembling aspen. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 14: 740-743

Chen, H.Y.H., Klinka K., and Kabzems, R.D. (1998) Site index, site quality, and foliar nutrients of trembling aspen: Relationships and predictions. Canadian Journal of Forestry Research 28: 1743-1755

Chilcote, C.A., Witter, J.A., Montgomery, M.E. (1992) Intra- and inter-clonal variation in gypsy moth larval performance on bigtooth and trembling aspen. Canadian journal of forest research. Vol. 22 n 11, 1676

Chilman, F.E. (1998) A literature review and study of the clonal composition and stand structure of native aspen (Populus tremula L.) in Glen Affric. Masters Dissertation, University of Edinburgh (Unpublished)

Chong, D.K.X., Yang, R.C. and Yeh, F.C. (1994) Nucleotide divergence between populations of trembling aspen (Populus tremuloides) estimated with RAPDs. Current Genetics 26: 374-376

Clausen, T.P., Reichardt, P.B., Bryant, J.P. (1989) Chemical model for short-term induction in quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides) foliage against herbivores. Journal of chemical ecology. Vol. 15 n 9, 2335-

Collingwood, G. H. (1941) Aspen Amer. Forests Vol. 47: pp. 528-9.

Condon, S. (2007) Brilliant aspen trees facing strange problem.. in Aspen. Summit Daily News. http://www.summitdaily.com/article/20071001/NEWS/71001001

Copony, J.A., and Barnes,B.V. (1974) Clonal variation in the incidence of Hypoxylon canker on trembling aspen. Canadian Journal of Botany Vol. 52: pp. 1475-1481

Coppins, B. and Coppins, A. M. (2000) Thoughts on aspen and its present and future role as a habitat for other organisms. (Unpublished)

Coppins, B., Street, S. and Street, L. (2001) Lichens of Aspen woods in Strathspey. Unpublished report to the British Lichen Society and Scottish Natural Heritage

Cosgrove, P. and Amphlett, A. (eds.) (2002) The Biodiversity and Management of Aspen woodlands. The Cairngorms Local Biodiversity Action Plan 2002

Cosgrove, P., Amphlett A., Elliott, A., Ellis, C., Emmett, E., Prescott, T., and Watson Featherstone, A. (2005) Aspen: Britain's missing link with the boreal forest British Wildlife 17 (2): 107-115

Cottam, W.P. (1954) Prevernal leafing of aspen in the Utah Mountains. Journal of the Arnold Arboretum, Harvard University 35: 239-248

Cottam, W. P. (1966) Quaking aspen Proc. 42nd Inter. Shade Tree Conf. pp. 243-254

Coyne, P.I., and Van Cleve, K. (1977) Fertilizer induced morphological and chemical responses of a quaking aspen stand in Interior Alaska. Forest Science Vol. 23: pp. 92-102.

Cripps, C.L. (1997) The genus Inocybe in Montana aspen stands. Mycologia 89 (4): 670-688

Cripps, C., Miller, O.K. (1993) Ectomycorrhizal Fungi Associated with Aspen on 3 Sites in the North-Central Rocky-Mountains. Canadian Journal of Botany-Revue Canadienne De Botanique Vol. 71: 1414-1420.

Crouch, G.L. (1986) Aspen regeneration in 6- to 10-year-old clearcuts in southwestern Colorado. USDA Forest Service, Research Note RM-467. Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station. Fort Collins, CO. 4 p.

Crouch, G.L. and Shepperd, W.D. (1987) Establishing a research base for multifunctional management of aspen in the central Rocky Mountains. p. 191- 200. In Proceedings of the National Silviculture Workshop (Sacramento, CA, May 11-14, 1987). 322p. USDA Forest Service, Washington D. C.

Culot, A., Vekemans, X., Lefebvre C. and Homes, J. (1995) Taxonomic identification and and genetic structure of populations of the Populus tremula L., P. alba L. and P. x canescens (Ait) Sm. complex using morphological and electrophoretic markers. (Unpublished)

Czapowskyj, M.M., and Safford, L.O. (1979) Growth response to fertilizer in a young aspen-birch stand. USDA Forest Service, Research Note NE-274. Northeastern Forest Experiment Station, Broomall, PA. 6 p.


Danilewicz, Dr, K. (1980) Studies on the epiphytic bacteria on Populus tremula L. and Populus alba L. Forest Pathology 10 (5): 296-306.

Davidson, R.W., Hinds, T.E., and Hawksworth, F.G. (1959) Decay of aspen in Colorado. U.S. Dep. Agric. For. Serv., Rocky Mt. For. Exp. Stn., Stn Pap. 45, 14 p.

De Byle, N. V. (1964) Detection of Functional Intraclonal aspen root connections by tracers and excavation. Forest Sci. 10 (4): pp. 386 - 396

De Byle, N.V. (1964) Detection of Functional Intraclonal aspen root connections by tracers and excavation. Forest Sci. 10 (4): 386-396

DeByle, N.V. (1981) Aspen and its management: An introduction. In Situation management of two inter-mountain species: Aspen and coyote, Debyle, N. V., ed. Symposium, April 1981, Logan, Utah

DeByle N.V., Bevins C.D., and Fischer, W.C. (1987) Wildfire Occurrence in Aspen in the Interior Western United States. Western Journal of Applied Forestry Vol. 2(3): pp. 73-76

Debyle, N.V., and Winokur, R.P., Eds. (1985) Aspen: Ecology and management in the western United States. USDA Forest Service General Technical Report RM-119, Rocky Mountian forest and Range Experiment Station, Fort Collins, Colorado

Dieni, J. S., and Anderson, S.H. (1997) Ecology and management of aspen forests in Wyoming, literature review and bibliography. Wyoming Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, University of Wyoming, 118 pp.

Dolgoseev, V.M. (1968) Ratio of male and female Aspen individuals in the forests of the Kirov region. Lesoved, Mosvka 4: 97-99

Doucet, R. (1989) Regeneration silviculture of aspen. For. Chron. 65: 23-26


Easton, E.P. (1997) Genetic variation and conservation of the native aspen (Populus tremula L.) resource in Scotland. Ph.D. Thesis, University of Edinburgh

Easton, E.P. (1998) Genetic variation in Scottish Aspen, Populus tremula. M. Phil. Thesis, University of Edinburgh

Edenius, L., Ericsson, G. and Näslund, P. Selectivity by moose versus the spatial distribution of aspen: a natural experiment. Ecography (Accepted)

Edminster, C.B., Mowrer, H.T., and Shepperd, W.D. (1985) Site indexcurves for aspen in the central Rocky Mountains. USDA Forest Service Research Note RM-453, 4 p. Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station, Fort Collins, Colo.

Egeberg Jr. R. (1963) Inherent variations in the response of aspen to frost damage. Ecology 44: 153-156

Einspahr, D.W., Benson, M.K., and Harder, M.L. (1972) Influence of irrigation and fertilization on growth and wood properties of quaking aspen. p. 11-19. In Proceedings, Symposium on the Effects of Growth Acceleration on Properties of Wood, November 10-11, Madison, WI.

Einspahr, D.W. and Winton, L.L. (1976) Genetics of Quaking Aspen. United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Research Paper WO-25, Washington, D.C.

Ellis, C. (2004) The Lichen Ecology of Aspen Woods – A Preliminary Analysis. Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh

Ellis, C. and Coppins, B. (2006) Contrasting functional traits maintain lichen epiphyte diversity in response to climate and autogenic succession Journal of Biogeography 33: 1643- 1656

Ellison, L. (1943) A natural seedling of western aspen. Journal of Forestry 41: 767-768

Emmett, E.E. and Emmett, V.E. (2001) Phellinus tremulae, a new British Record on Aspens in Scotland. Mycologist 15 (3) 105-106

Engle, E. (1991) The tremble tree. American Forester 97 (9/10): 54-58

Ennos, R.A. & Easton, E.P. (1997) The genetic biodiversity of Scottish plants. in Fleming, L.V., Newton, A.C., Vickery, J.A., Usher, M.B. (eds.) Biodiversity in Scotland: Status, trends and initiatives, HMSO, 143-145

Entwistle, P.F. (2000) The 'cauliflower gall' of Aceria populi on aspen rediscovered in Scotland. Cecidology: Journal of the British Plant Gall Society 15 (2) 101-104

Eriksson, G., Edenius, L., and Sundström, D. (2001) Factors affecting browsing by moose Alces alces L. on European aspen Populus tremula in a managed boreal landscape. Ecoscience 8 344-349

Every, A. D., and Wiens, D. (1971) Triploidy in Utah aspen. Madro-o Vol. 21: pp. 138-147.


Falk, S.P., Griffin, D.H., Manion, P.D. (1989) Hypoxylon Cander Incidence and Mortality in Naturally Occurring Aspen Clones. Plant disease. Vol. 73 n 5, 394-

Farmer, J.R.R.E. (1962) Aspen root sucker formation and apical dominance. Forest Science 8 (4) 403-410

Farmer, M.M., and Barnes. B.V. (1978) Morphological variation of families of trembling aspen in southeastern Michigan. The Michigan Botanist Vol. 17: pp. 141-153

Faust, M.E. (1936) Germination of Populus grandidentata and P. tremuloides with particular reference to oxygen consumption. Botanical Gazette 97: 808-821

Fechner, G.H., Burr, K.E., and Myers, J.F. (1981) Effects of storage, temperature, and moisture stress on seed germination and early seedling development of trembling aspen. Canadian Journal of Forest Research Vol. 11: pp. 718-722

Fhinta, I., Marjai, Z. and Markhot, J. (1964) Mechanized preparation of aspen seed. Erdesz. Kutatas., Budapest 60: 157-170

Flack, J.A.D. (1976) Bird populations of aspen forests in western North America. Ornithological Monographs 19 The American Ornithologist's Union

Frivold, L.H. (ed.) (1977) Aspen in House Building. Institutt for Skogskjotsel, Norges Landbrukshogskole, Norway

Fuller, L.G., Anderson, D.W. (1993) Changes in soil properties following forest invasion of Black soils of the Aspen Parkland. Canadian journal of soil science. Vol. 73 n 4, 613

Fung, M.Y.P. and Hamel, B.A. (1993) Aspen seed collection and extraction. Tree Planters Notes 44: 98-100

Funk, A. (1989) Observations on an aspen leaf spot disease and associated fungus, Pollaccia borealis. Canadian journal of plant pathology Vol. 11 n 4, 353


Gallo, L.A. and Geburek, T. (1991) Genetics of isozyme variants in Populus tremula, P. tremuloides and their hybrids. Euphytica 53: 225-233

Georgiev, G. (2001) Parasitoids of Saperda populnea (L.) (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) on aspen (Populus tremula L.) in Bulgaria. Anzeiger fur Schadlingskunde 74: 155-158

Graham, S.A., Westell, C.E. and Harrison, R.P. (1963) Aspens: phoenix trees of the Great Lakes region. University of Michigan Press

Gramuglio, G. (1962) The sexual behaviour of Populus tremula in Italy. G. bot. Ital 69 (1/3): 78-90

Gifford, G.F., Humphries, W., and Jaynes, R.A. (1984) A preliminary quantification of the impacts of aspen to conifer succession on water yield-H. Modeling results. Water Resources Bulletin Vol. 20: pp. 181-186.

Godbout, C., Fortin, J.A. (1985) Synthesized Ectomycorrhizae of Aspen - Fungal Genus Level of Structural Characterization. Canadian Journal of Botany-Revue Canadienne De Botanique Vol. 63: 252-262

Grant, M. C. (1993) The trembling giant. Discover October 82-89

Grant, M.C., and Mitton, J.B. (1979) Elevational gradients in adult sex ratios and sexual differentiation in vegetative growth rates of Populus tremuloides Michx. Evolution 33 (3): 914-918

Gray, W.G. (1949) The raising of Aspen from seed. The Forestry Commission Forest Record No. 2. HMSO, London

Greene, K. A., Zasada, J.C., and Van Cleve, K. (1971) An albino aspen sucker. Forest Science Vol. 17: pp. 272

Greenway, S. H. (1990) Aspen Regeneration: A Range Management Problem. Rangelands. Vol. 12 n 1, 21

Gregory, R.A., and Haack, P.M. (1965) Growth and yield of well-stocked aspen and birch stands in Alaska. USDA Forest Service, Research Paper NOR-2. Northern Forest Experiment Station, Juneau, AK. 27 p.

Gruell, G.E., and Loope, L.L. (1974) Relationships among aspen, fire, and ungulate browsing in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. USDA Forest Service, Intermountain Region. Ogden, Utah.

Gustafsson, L. and Eriksson, I. (1996) Factors of importance for the epiphytic vegetation of aspen Populus tremula with special emphasis on bark chemistry and soil chemistry. Journal of Applied Ecology 32 412-424

Guzina, V. (1978) Genetic control of isoperoxidases Px-A1, Px-A2, Px-B1 and Px-B2 in Aspen (Populus tremula L.). Anali za Sumarstvo 8: 51-90

Guzina, V. (1980) Estimation of genetic variability of Aspen (Populus tremula L.) by the use of polymorphism of isoperoxidase. Radovi Works 9: 126-145


Haas, T.C. (1991) A Bayesian Belief Network Advisory System for Aspen Regeneration. Forest science. Vol. 37 n 2, 627-

Haas, T.C., Mowrer, H.T, and Shepperd, W.D. (1994) Modeling aspen stand growth with a temporal Bayes Network. AI Applications Vol. 8(1): pp. 15-28.

Hall, J.G. (1960) Willow and aspen in the ecology of beaver on Sagehen Creek, California. Ecology 41 (3): 484-494

Hammond, H. E. J., Langor, D. W., and Spence, J. R. (2001) Early colonization of Populus wood by saproxylic beetles (Coleoptera). Can. J. For. Res. 31 (7) 1175-1183

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Hazell, P., Kellner, O., Rydin, H. and Gustafsson, L. (1998) Presence and abundance of four epiphytic bryophytes in relation to density of aspen (Populus tremula) and other stand characteristics. For. Ecol. Manage. 107 147-158

Hedenås, H. (2002) Epiphytic lichens on Populus tremula: implications for conservation. Dissertation, Department of Ecology and Environmental Science, University of Umeå, Sweden

Hedenås H. and Ericson L. (2000) Epiphytic macrolichens as conservation indicators: successional sequence in Populus tremula stands. Biological Conservation 93: 43-53

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Hinds, T.E. (1972) Ceratocystis canker of aspen. Phytopathology Vol. 62(2) : pp. 213-220.

Hinds, T.E. (1981) Cryptosphaeria canker and libertella decay of aspen. Phytopathology Vol. 71(11): pp. 1137-1145.

Hinds, T.E., and Laurent,T.H. (1978) Common aspen diseases found in Alaska. Plant Disease Reporter Vol. 62: pp. 972-975.

Hinds, T.E,and Ryan, M.G. (1985) Expansion of sooty-bark and ceratocystis cankers on aspen. Plant Disease Vol. 69: pp. 842-844.

Hinds, T. E., Shepperd, W.D., and Laurent, T.H. (1985) Dothiora polyspora on aspen. Plant Disease Vol. 69: 1100.

Hinds, T.E., and Shepperd, D.E. (1987) Aspen sucker damage and defect in Colorado clearcut areas. USDA Forest Service, Research Paper RM-278. Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station, Fort Collins, CO. 12 p.

Hinds, T.E., and Wengert,E.M. (1977) Growth and decay losses in Colorado aspen. USDA Forest Service, Research Paper RM-193. Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station, Fort Collins, CO. 10 p

Hollingsworth, M.K. and Mason, W.L. (1991) Vegetative propagation of Aspen. Forestry Commission Research Information Note No. 200 Forestry Commission, Farnham, Surrey

Hollingsworth, M.K. and Mason, W.L. (1993) Vegetative propagation of native aspen - update. Native Woodlands Discussion Group Newsletter 18: 34-36

Holmer, L., Nitare, L. & Stenlid, J. (1994) Population structure and decay pattern of Phellinus tremulae in Populus tremula as determined by somatic incompatibility. Can J Bot 72: 1392-1395

Hömmö, L. and Valanne, T. (1987) Cytological and morphological analyses of grafted triploid aspens (Populus tremula L.) from the Nonabeljävri area in Finnish Lapland. Reports from the Kevo Subarctic Research Station 20: 21-25

Huang, S., Titus, S.J. (1994) An age-independent individual tree height prediction model for boreal spruce-aspen stands in Alberta. Canadian journal of forest research. Vol. 24 n 7, 1295

Hutchison, L. J. (1999) Wood-inhabiting microfungi isolated from Populus tremuloides from Alberta and northeastern British Columbia. Canadian Journal of Botany 77 (6) 898-905

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Hyun, J.O. (1984) Inheritance of isozymes in root tips of trembling aspen (Populus tremuloides Michx) Journal of Korean Forestry Society 64: 20-25

Hyun, J.O., Ryora, O.P., and Zsoffa, L. (1987a) Inheritance and linkage of isozymes in Populus tremuloides Michx. Genome 29: 384-388

Hyun, J.O., Ryora, O.P., and Zsoffa, L. (1987b) Genetic variation in trembling aspen in Ontario based on isozyme studies. Can S. For. Res. 17: 1134-1138


Jacobi, W.R., Scarpa, V.J., Parke, R.V. (1990) Anatomy and chemistry of aspen branches afflicted with drooping aspen disease. Canadian journal of plant pathology Vol. 12 n 2, 158-

Jacobi, W.R., and Shepperd, W.D. (1991). Fungi associated with sprout mortality in aspen clearcuts in Colorado and Arizona. USDA Forest Service Research Note RM-513 5p. Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station, Fort Collins, Colo.

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Jakubas, W.J., Gullion, G.W. (1990) Coniferyl Benzoate in Quaking Aspen: A Ruffed grouse Feeding deterrent. Journal of chemical ecology. Vol. 16n 4, 1077

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