Determining the ecological mechanisms of forest encroachment within the aspen parkland of western Canada
The encroachment of woody species into grassland and savanna ecosystems has been well document since the early 1800s. Within the parkland ecoregion of western Canada, trembling aspen (Populus tremuloides Michx.) has been one of the key tree species increasing in dominance. Aspen encroachment is best...
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1993/4828 |