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Populus tremuloides

Common names: quaking aspen, aspen, Aspen, aspens, Quaking Aspen, Quaking aspen

Taxonomy: Plantae > Tracheophyta > Magnoliopsida > Malpighiales > Salicaceae

Roles: study subject, habitat component, managed species

ITIS TSN: 195773

External: RMBL Collections · iNaturalist · iDigBio · GenBank

Papers: 126 | Mentions: 180

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Publications (126)

article

A Bayesian record linkage approach to applications in tree demography using overlapping LiDAR scans

2025Annals of Applied StatisticsRole: text_match

article

Abiotic influences on continuous conifer forest structure across a subalpine watershed

2025Remote Sensing of EnvironmentRole: text_match

article

Canopy structure modulates the sensitivity of subalpine forest stands to interannual snowpack and precipitation variability

2025Hydrology and Earth System ScienceRole: text_match

article

Dispersal of the golden-mantled ground squirrel (Callospermophilus lateralis)

2025Journal of MammalogyRole: text_match

article

Improving plant DNA metabarcoding accuracy with ecological filters and Angiosperms353: Field and pollen microscopy validation

2025Applications in Plant SciencesRole: text_match

article

Observations of surface energy fluxes and meteorology in the seasonally snow-covered high-elevation East River watershed during SPLASH, 2021–2023

2025Earth System Science DataRole: habitat component

article

Opportunistic short-term water uptake dynamics by subalpine trees observed via in situ water isotope measurements

2025Water Resources Research

Documents (24)

technical report

1980

technical report

A Classification of the Riparian Vegetation of the Gunnison River Basin, Colorado

technical report

Lower Owens River Project

Show 14 more documents

Document

Moist Forests

correspondence

Re: Comments on the Proposed Amendment of the Land and Resource Management Plan and the Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement.

Co-occurring Species

Populus

Salicaceae144 shared papers

Spruce

79 shared papers

Populus tremuloides Michx.

64 shared papers

Quaking aspen

61 shared papers

Picea engelmannii

Pinaceae60 shared papers

aspen

40 shared papers

Abies lasiocarpa

Pinaceae39 shared papers

Engelmann spruce

37 shared papers

Ligusticum porteri

Apiaceae32 shared papers

Pinus contorta

Pinaceae31 shared papers

Role: text_match

article

Relaxation of the leaf economics spectrum within and across quaking aspen Populus tremuloides genotypes

2025OikosRole: text_match

article

Soil signals of key mechanisms driving greater protection of organic carbon under aspen compared to spruce forests in a North American montane ecosystem

2025BiogeosciencesRole: text_match

article

Decomposing an elevational gradient in predation by insectivorous birds

2024EcosphereRole: text_match

thesis

Forest composition and structural controls on canopy snow interception in a Colorado watershed

2024Role: study subject

article

Climate lags and genetics determine phenology in quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides)

2023New PhytologistRole: text_match

article

Daily roadkill monitoring and long-term population census reveal female-biased mortality for a small mammal along a wildland-urban interface

2023Biological ConservationRole: text_match

thesis

Dispersal of the golden-mantled ground squirrel

2023Role: text_match

student_paper

Effects of Altitude on the Growth, Mortality, and Recruitment of Subalpine Tree Species in the West Elk Mountains of Colorado.

2023Role: text_match

article

Interannual precipitation controls on soil CO2 fluxes in high elevation conifer and aspen forests

2023Environmental Research LettersRole: text_match

chapter

Silviculture

2023Role: text_match

thesis

Causes and consequences of pre-hibernation body mass in golden-mantled ground squirrels (Callospermophilus lateralis)

2022Role: text_match

student_paper

Forest Fuels and Management Considerations at the Willey Conservation Easement, Colorado

2022Role: text_match

article

Habitat selection in a fluctuating ground squirrel population: Density - dependence and fitness consequences

2022Ecology and EvolutionRole: text_match

student_paper

How understory bee communities compare to open meadows in the Rocky Mountains

2022Role: text_match

article

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

2022Global Change BiologyRole: text_match

article

Bridging animal personality with space use and resource use in a free-ranging population of an asocial ground squirrel

2021Animal BehaviourRole: text_match

article

Cytotype and genotype predict mortality and recruitment in Colorado quaking aspen ( Populus tremuloides )

2021Ecological ApplicationsRole: text_match

student_paper

Effects of nestling begging behavior on parental food provisioning in the Mountain White-crowned Sparrow

2021Role: text_match

article

Modeling geogenic and atmospheric nitrogen through the East River Watershed, Colorado Rocky Mountains

2021PloS oneRole: habitat component

student_paper

The effect of cytotype on radial growth rate in quaking aspen ( Populus tremuloides ) across environmental gradients

2021Role: text_match

other

A Brief Escape to Normalcy: A Summer at RMBL

2020Mountain Views ChronicleRole: text_match

thesis

Behavioral and spatial dynamics in a fluctuating population of golden-mantled ground squirrels (Callospermophilus lateralis)

2020Role: text_match

student_paper

Effects of frost and neighborhood on Tephritid fly herbivory of Erigeron speciosus

2020Role: text_match

other

Field Research in the Time of the Pandemic

2020Mountain Views ChronicleRole: text_match

article

Integrating airborne remote sensing and field campaigns for ecology and Earth system science

2020Methods in EcologyRole: text_match

other

RMBL Research in the time of Covid-19: Magical Realism?

2020Mountain Views ChronicleRole: text_match

article

Remote sensing of ploidy level in quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides Michx.)

2020Journal of EcologyRole: text_match

article

Satellite-derived foresummer drought sensitivity of plant productivity in Rocky Mountain headwater catchments: spatial heterogeneity and geological-geomorphological control

2020Environmental Research LettersRole: text_match

article

TRY plant trait database - enhanced coverage and open access

2020Global Change BiologyRole: study subject

article

Elevational cline in herbivore abundance driven by a monotonic increase in trophic level sensitivity to aridity

2019Journal of Animal EcologyRole: text_match

student_paper

Predator and prey species have opposing responses to recreational trail use

2019Role: text_match

article

Progressive sensitivity of trophic levels to warming underlies an elevational gradient in ant–aphid mutualism strength

2019OikosRole: text_match

thesis

The effects of climate change and biodiversity loss on mutualisms

2019Role: habitat component

student_paper

Trap behavior of Zonotrichia leucophrys oriantha at different elevations in the West Elk Mountains, Colorado

2019Role: text_match

article

Atypical flowers can be as profitable as typical hummingbird flowers

2018The American NaturalistRole: text_match

article

Developmental and social constraints on early reproduction in an asocial ground squirrel

2018Journal of ZoologyRole: text_match

thesis

Disintegration of the leaf economic spectrum within and across Quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides) genotypes

2018Role: study subject

student_paper

Effects of Light Availability on Aspen Understory Species

2018Role: text_match

article

Nesting aggregation as a predictor of brood parasitism in mason bees (Osmia spp.)

2018Ecological EntemologyRole: text_match

article

Polyploidy influences plant-environment interactions in quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides Michx.)

2018Tree PhysiologyRole: text_match

student_paper

The Effects of Declining Aspen Forest Health on Rocky Mountain Birds

2018Role: text_match

thesis

Differences in Evolutionary History and Ploidy Type Shape the Interactions of Populus tremuloides Michx. with Climate

2017Role: study subject

article

Direct benefits and indirect costs of warm temperatures for high-elevation populations of a solitary bee

2017EcologyRole: text_match

article

Diversification of Type VI Secretion System Toxins Reveals Ancient Antagonism among Bee Gut Microbes

2017mBioRole: text_match

student_paper

Effects of Didymosphenia germinata on American Dipper (Cinclus mexicanus) Territory Size

2017Role: text_match

student_paper

Effects of Microclimate on the regeneration of Quaking Aspens, Populus tremuloides

2017Role: text_match

student_paper

Factors Influencing Ungulate Barking Patterns of Populus tremuloides

2017Role: text_match

thesis

States and transitions in aspen dominated ecosystems in western Colorado

2017Digital Commons - USU (Utah State University)Role: text_match

student_paper

Habitat patch use, density, and territoriality of American Red Squirrels (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus) in the southwestern Rocky Mountains, Colorado

2016Role: text_match

thesis

Nesting aggregation as a determinant of brood parasitism in mason bees (Osmia spp.)

2016Role: text_match

article

Populations of aspen (Populus tremuloides Michx.) with different evolutionary histories differ in their climate occupancy

2016Ecology and EvolutionRole: text_match

article

Altered Fire Regimes and the Persistence of Quaking Aspen in the Rocky Mountains: A Literature Review

2015Open Journal of ForestryRole: text_match

student_paper

Assessing community phenotype of Populus tremuloides: the effect of ploidy level on associated arthropod communities.

2015Role: text_match

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Effects of proximity to riparian zones on avian species richness and abundance in montane aspen woodlands.

2015Journal of Field OrnithologyRole: text_match

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Aspen (Populus tremuloides) stand dynamics and understory plant community changes over 46 years near Crested Butte, Colorado, USA

2014Forest Ecology and ManagementRole: text_match

article

Coyotes, deer, and wildflowers: diverse evidence points to a trophic cascade

2014NaturwissenschaftenRole: text_match

student_paper

Floral visitation determined by phylogenetic distance in the plant communities of Gothic, CO.

2014Role: text_match

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Human activity affects the perception of risk by mule deer

2014Current ZoologyRole: text_match

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Inferring climate from angiosperm leaf venation networks

2014New PhytologistRole: text_match

student_paper

Plant Successional Changes Over 67 Years on the Gothic Earthflow.

2014Role: text_match

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Assessing the causes and scales of the leaf economics spectrum using venation networks in Populus tremuloides

2013Journal of EcologyRole: text_match

student_paper

Effect of location on plant species richness and diversity in Aspen (Populus tremuloides) understory: edge vs. inner forest habitat

2013Role: text_match

student_paper

Measuring the influence of phylogenetic relationships on floral visitation

2013Role: text_match

article

Patterns of selective caching behavior of a generalist herbivore, the American Pika (Ochotona princeps)

2013Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine ResearchRole: text_match

thesis

Revisiting Edward R. Warren: A Century of Beaver Castor canadensis Occupancy near Crested Butte, Colorado

2013Role: text_match

student_paper

Spatial variation in bee abundance and diversity across southern Rocky Mountain habitats

2013Role: text_match

student_paper

"With a little help from my friends": Phylogenetic distance as a predictor of floral visitation in the plant communities of Gothic, CO.

2012Role: text_match

student_paper

Do mule deer respond to the sounds of their predators?

2012Role: text_match

article

Stochastic population dynamics of a montane ground-dwelling squirrel

2012PloS ONERole: text_match

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The effect of ants on the population dynamics of a protective symbiont of aphids, Hamiltonella defensa

2012Annals of Entomological Society of AmericaRole: text_match

student_paper

A comparative study of plant species diversity on three historic mining sites

2011Role: text_match

article

Bottlenecks and rescue effects in a fluctuating population of golden-mantled ground squirrels (Spermophilus lateralis)

2011Conservation GeneticsRole: text_match

article

Influence of population density and climate on the demography of subalpine golden-mantled ground squirrels

2011Journal of MammalogyRole: text_match

student_paper

Mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) detect coyote (Canis latrans) scent

2011Role: text_match

thesis

Parental investment in burying beetles (Nicrophorus investigator): influence of seasonal timing and prior experience and efficacy of minimally guided instructional strategies in K-12 and undergraduate science classrooms: a meta-analysis

2011Role: text_match

student_paper

Spatial distribution of mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus): Effects of plant palatability and habitat structure

2011Role: text_match

thesis

The effect of ants on the population dynamics of Hamiltonella defensa a protective symbiont of aphids

2011Role: habitat component

student_paper

The effects of hemiparasitism by Castilleja spp on community structure in alpine ecosystems

2011Role: text_match

student_paper

Vegetation pattern dependency along the southwest-facing hillslope of the upper East River Watershed

2011Role: text_match

thesis

Functional importance of plumage badges as intraspecific signals in White-crowned sparrows (Zonotrichia leucophrys oriantha).

2010Role: text_match

student_paper

Attributes of mountain bluebird cavity nests

2009Role: text_match

article

Intercomparison, interpretation, and assessment of spring phenology in North America estimated from remote sensing for 1982 to 2006

2009Global Change BiologyRole: study subject

student_paper

Nest site selection by a secondary cavity-nesting species, the mountain bluebird

2009Role: text_match

student_paper

Protection at a price? Ant interactions with pollinators on aspen sunflower (Helianthella quinquenervis)

2009Role: text_match

thesis

Studies on the ecology of avian malaria in an alpine ecosystem

2009Role: habitat component

student_paper

The effect of willow proximity on species richness and abundance of birds nesting in aspen Populus tremuloides woodlands.

2009Role: text_match

student_paper

The response of four subalpine forbs to supplemental nitrogen within different soil moisture environments

2009Role: text_match

student_paper

Aspen heart rot fungus (Phellinus tremulae) distribution in aspen forests in relation to open meadows: implications for red-naped sapsucker (Sphyrapicus nuchalis) nesting habitat

2008Role: text_match

student_paper

What determines the distribution of red-naped sapsuckers in the East River Valley?

2008Role: text_match

article

A comparative study of the cost of alternative mayfly oviposition behaviors.

2007Behavioral Ecology and SociobiologyRole: text_match

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RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ASPEN HEARTWOOD ROT AND THE LOCATION OF CAVITY EXCAVATION BY A PRIMARY CAVITY-NESTER, THE RED-NAPED SAPSUCKER

2006The CondorRole: text_match

student_paper

Impacts of Mule Deer Herbivory on Herbaceous Vegetation in the Gothic Area, with Focus on Aquilegia coerulea

2005Role: text_match

article

Weather influences on demography of the yellow-bellied marmot (Marmota flaviventris)

2005Journal of Zoology, LondonRole: text_match

student_paper

Avian Diversity in Aspen and Conifer Forests :

2004Role: text_match

thesis

Invasive Linaria vulgaris, disturbance, and diversity: associations at multiple spatial scales in Colorado

2004Role: text_match

student_paper

Red-naped Sapsucker nest tree selection and effects on the willow breeding bird community

2004Role: text_match

article

THE PERSISTENCE OF QUAKING ASPEN (POPULUS TREMULOIDES) IN THE GRAND MESA AREA, COLORADO

2004Ecological ApplicationsRole: text_match

article

Temperature regulation in burying beetles (Nicrophorus spp.: Coleoptera: Silphidae): effects of body size, morphology and environmental temperature

2004The Journal of Experimental BiologyRole: text_match

article

Early season arboreal behaviour in yellow-bellied marmots (Marmota flaviventris)

2003Oecologia MontanaRole: text_match

article

Subalpine meadow flowering phenology responses to climate change: integrating experimental and gradient methods

2003Ecological MonographsRole: text_match

student_paper

The distribution of Phellinus tremulae in Populus tremuloides in Western Colorado

2003Role: text_match

article

The response of Heracleum sphondylium (Apiaceae) and its herbivores to

2003URBEERole: text_match

article

Plant community composition mediates both large transient decline and predicted long-term recovery of soil carbon under climate warming

2002Global Biogeochemical CyclesRole: text_match

article

Control of litter decomposition in a subalpine meadow-sagebrush steppe ecotone under climate change

2001Ecological ApplicationsRole: text_match

student_paper

Comparison of the understory of an isolated stand of lodgepole pine, Pinus contorta, to the understory of an adjacent stand of Populus tremuloides and to a more extensive stand of P.

1999Role: text_match

article

A 32-year demography of yellow-bellied marmots (Marmota flaviventris)

1998J Zool LondonRole: text_match

article

Growth and survival of juvenile yellow-bellied marmots (Marmota flaviventris)

1996Canadian Journal of ZoologyRole: text_match

student_paper

Effects of avalanche intensity on Populus tremuloides density

1995Role: text_match

student_paper

Biodiversity of aspen (Populus tremuloides) groves: a precursor to studies of ecosystem services

1994Role: text_match

article

Double keystone bird in a keystone species complex

1993Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USARole: text_match

student_paper

Quaking aspens and woody tissue rot: how does it work and how does it affect woodpecker's tree choices for sap wells and nests

1992Role: text_match

student_paper

The distribution of understory plant species within Populus tremuloides communities

1988Role: text_match

article

Long-term preformation of leaves and inflorescences by a long-lived perennial monocarp, Frasera speciosa (Gentianaceae)

1986American Journal of BotanyRole: text_match

article

Seed Dispersal by Ants in the Rocky Mountains

1983Southwestern NaturalistRole: text_match

student_paper

Attempts at establishing phenotypic differences in the populations of aspen (Populus tremuloides) at RMBL

1973Role: text_match

article

Barriers to gene flow in natural populations of grasshoppers. II. Maintenance of narrow hybrid-zones between morphs of Arphia conspersa on Black Mesa, Colorado

1971PsycheRole: text_match

student_paper

The meadow midst the aspens (Populus tremuloides Michaux.)

1971Role: text_match

student_paper

A study of plant succession on the Gothic earthflow

1969Role: text_match

article

Ecology of aspen in Gunnison County, Colorado

1969American Midland NaturalistRole: text_match

correspondence

Re: White River Forest Plan Revision

environmental assessment

Record of Decision Amendment of the Land and Resource Management Plan and Final Supplement to the Environmental Impact Statement

technical report

Relationship Between Sudden Aspen Decline and Key Elk Habitat Features On the Uncompahgre Plateau- All Ownerships

technical report

Riparian Assessment USDA NRCS Bozeman, Montana

wildlife survey

Small Mammal Survey, Acid Fen, Mt. Emmons Gunnison, Colorado

correspondence

Spring Environmental Symposium – Topic – What is a healthy forest economy?

technical report

Sudden Aspen Decline in Colorado

technical report

The Beaver in Colorado: It's Biology, Ecology, Management and Economics

technical report

Trees for Conservation: A Buyers Guide

management plan

Undeveloped Area Inventory Descriptions

environmental assessment

Vegetation Appendix Materials for Vegetation and Wildlife Studies for the Mount Emmons Project

environmental assessment

Populus tremuloides

Local Knowledge Graph (Top 81 entities)

Publications (126)

A Bayesian record linkage approach to applications in tree demography using overlapping LiDAR scans

Abiotic influences on continuous conifer forest structure across a subalpine watershed

Canopy structure modulates the sensitivity of subalpine forest stands to interannual snowpack and precipitation variability

Dispersal of the golden-mantled ground squirrel (Callospermophilus lateralis)

Improving plant DNA metabarcoding accuracy with ecological filters and Angiosperms353: Field and pollen microscopy validation

Observations of surface energy fluxes and meteorology in the seasonally snow-covered high-elevation East River watershed during SPLASH, 2021–2023

Opportunistic short-term water uptake dynamics by subalpine trees observed via in situ water isotope measurements

Documents (24)

1980

A Classification of the Riparian Vegetation of the Gunnison River Basin, Colorado

A Fence Design for Excluding Elk Without Impeding Other Wildlife

Amendment Number 18

An Ecological Basis for Beaver Management in the Rocky Mountain Region

Beaver Management in Grazed Riparian Ecosystems

Company Sponsored Research- Camp Dresser and McKee Inc

Draft Report Fossil Ridge Wilderness Study Area

Homestake Mining Company Pitch Project Environmental Statement

Lower Owens River Project

Moist Forests

Re: Comments on the Proposed Amendment of the Land and Resource Management Plan and the Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement.

Co-occurring Species

Populus

Spruce

Populus tremuloides Michx.

Quaking aspen

Picea engelmannii

aspen

Abies lasiocarpa

Engelmann spruce

Ligusticum porteri

Pinus contorta

Relaxation of the leaf economics spectrum within and across quaking aspen Populus tremuloides genotypes

Soil signals of key mechanisms driving greater protection of organic carbon under aspen compared to spruce forests in a North American montane ecosystem

Decomposing an elevational gradient in predation by insectivorous birds

Forest composition and structural controls on canopy snow interception in a Colorado watershed

Climate lags and genetics determine phenology in quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides)

Daily roadkill monitoring and long-term population census reveal female-biased mortality for a small mammal along a wildland-urban interface

Dispersal of the golden-mantled ground squirrel

Effects of Altitude on the Growth, Mortality, and Recruitment of Subalpine Tree Species in the West Elk Mountains of Colorado.

Interannual precipitation controls on soil CO2 fluxes in high elevation conifer and aspen forests

Silviculture

Causes and consequences of pre-hibernation body mass in golden-mantled ground squirrels (Callospermophilus lateralis)

Forest Fuels and Management Considerations at the Willey Conservation Easement, Colorado

Habitat selection in a fluctuating ground squirrel population: Density - dependence and fitness consequences

How understory bee communities compare to open meadows in the Rocky Mountains

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

Bridging animal personality with space use and resource use in a free-ranging population of an asocial ground squirrel

Cytotype and genotype predict mortality and recruitment in Colorado quaking aspen (<i> Populus tremuloides </i>)

Effects of nestling begging behavior on parental food provisioning in the Mountain White-crowned Sparrow

Modeling geogenic and atmospheric nitrogen through the East River Watershed, Colorado Rocky Mountains

The effect of cytotype on radial growth rate in quaking aspen (<i> Populus tremuloides </i>) across environmental gradients

A Brief Escape to Normalcy: A Summer at RMBL

Behavioral and spatial dynamics in a fluctuating population of golden-mantled ground squirrels (<i>Callospermophilus lateralis</i>)

Effects of frost and neighborhood on Tephritid fly herbivory of <i>Erigeron speciosus</i>

Field Research in the Time of the Pandemic

Integrating airborne remote sensing and field campaigns for ecology and Earth system science

RMBL Research in the time of Covid-19: Magical Realism?

Remote sensing of ploidy level in quaking aspen (<i>Populus tremuloides</i> Michx.)

Satellite-derived foresummer drought sensitivity of plant productivity in Rocky Mountain headwater catchments: spatial heterogeneity and geological-geomorphological control

TRY plant trait database - enhanced coverage and open access

Elevational cline in herbivore abundance driven by a monotonic increase in trophic level sensitivity to aridity

Predator and prey species have opposing responses to recreational trail use

Progressive sensitivity of trophic levels to warming underlies an elevational gradient in ant–aphid mutualism strength

The effects of climate change and biodiversity loss on mutualisms

Trap behavior of <i> Zonotrichia leucophrys oriantha </i> at different elevations in the West Elk Mountains, Colorado

Atypical flowers can be as profitable as typical hummingbird flowers

Developmental and social constraints on early reproduction in an asocial ground squirrel

Disintegration of the leaf economic spectrum within and across Quaking aspen (<i>Populus tremuloides</i>) genotypes

Effects of Light Availability on Aspen Understory Species

Nesting aggregation as a predictor of brood parasitism in mason bees (<i>Osmia spp.</i>)

Polyploidy influences plant-environment interactions in quaking aspen (<i>Populus tremuloides</i> Michx.)

The Effects of Declining Aspen Forest Health on Rocky Mountain Birds

Differences in Evolutionary History and Ploidy Type Shape the Interactions of <i>Populus tremuloides</i> Michx. with Climate

Direct benefits and indirect costs of warm temperatures for high-elevation populations of a solitary bee

Diversification of Type VI Secretion System Toxins Reveals Ancient Antagonism among Bee Gut Microbes

Effects of <i>Didymosphenia germinata</i> on American Dipper (<i>Cinclus mexicanus</i>) Territory Size

Effects of Microclimate on the regeneration of Quaking Aspens, <i>Populus tremuloides</i>