Appendix C (Table C1). Regeneration response of quaking aspen ramets approximately 20 years following clearcutting in lodgepole pine forests of different ages in the Canyon Lakes District of the Arapaho-Roosevelt National Forest, Colorado. Clearcuts were each approximately 1 ha in extent on western aspects with percent slopes between 17 and 28.
Variable |
South clearcut |
Central clearcut |
North clearcut |
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Approximate stand age when clearcut (years since last stand-replacing fire) |
101 |
101/242 |
242 |
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Large aspen (> 1 m) density (stems/ha ) |
4,900 |
10,600 |
11,850 |
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Small aspen (< 1 m) density (stems/ha) |
3,150 |
1,600 |
1,000 |
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Total aspen (< 1 m) density (stems/ha) |
8,050 |
12,200 |
12,850 |
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Aspect (degrees) |
278 |
274 |
263 |
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Percent slope |
28 |
17 |
25 |