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Publication Date: 1970
Data from a burned area in the spruce-fir type, the Walker Burn, indicate that burning significantly increases aspen density for about 4 years. After that, the number of stems per acre declines, and the aspens begin to grow out of reach as browse for elk and deer.
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Citation: Patton, David R.; Avant, Herman D. 1970. Fire stimulated aspen sprouting in a spruce-fir forest in New Mexico. Research Note RM-RN-159. Fort Collins, CO: USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station. 3 p.
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Keywords:
- browse
- deer
- elk
- New Mexico
- Populus tremuloides
- quaking aspen
- sprouting
- spruce - fir forest
- wildfire
- wildlife food plants
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