Short Communication: Aspen forest overstory relations to understory production

Shawna E. LaRade; Edward W. Bork

doi:10.1139/CJPS2011-051

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Shawna E. LaRade,^1,* Edward W. Bork^1,**

¹ Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science, 410 Agriculture/Forestry Center, Universi

^* Current address: 1902 Theatre Rd. Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada V1C 7G1 (e-mail: Shawna.LaRade@gov.bc.ca).
^**Corresponding author (e-mail: Edward.bork@ualberta.ca).

Abstract

LaRade, S. E. and Bork, E. W. 2011. Short Communication: Aspen forest overstory relations to understory production. Can. J. Plant Sci. 91: 847-851. We examined the relationship between aspen cover and understory production across two topographic positions and two management systems within the Aspen Parkland of eastern Alberta. Understory biomass typically declined with increasing overstory, with greater yield losses on north-facing forests than bottomlands. Browse often compensated for herbage loss, and limited evidence of facilitative growth was observed.

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Shawna E. LaRade and Edward W. Bork "Short Communication: Aspen forest overstory relations to understory production," Canadian Journal of Plant Science 91(5), 847-851, (1 September 2011). https://doi.org/10.1139/CJPS2011-051

Received: 21 March 2011; Accepted: 1 May 2011; Published: 1 September 2011