Rapid mortality of Populus tremuloides in southwestern Colorado, USA

By J. Worrall, Leanne Egeland, T. Eager, R. Mask, Erik W. Johnson, P. Kemp, Wayne D. Shepperd. 2008

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Subfields: Global and Planetary Change, Insect Science

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Effects and etiology of sudden aspen decline in southwestern Colorado, USA (2010, methodology): “Normal SAD agents (Worrall et al., 2008) were nearly absent.”
The roles of hydraulic and carbon stress in a widespread climate-induced forest die-off (2011, background): “15. Kurz WA, et al. (2008) Mountain pine beetle and forest carbon feedback to climate”
Rising concentrations of atmospheric CO2 have increased growth in natural stands of quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides) (2009, background): “, 2005) and to the recent, acute drought that has contributed to sudden aspen decline (SAD) in the central Intermountain West (Worrall et al., 2008).”
Patterns and consequences of ungulate herbivory on aspen in western North America (2013, background): “Establishment of new genotypes (seedlings) can be an important source of genetic variation that contributes to aspen resilience across its vast range (Leiffers et al., 2001; Frey et al., 2003; Mock et al., 2008; Worrall et al., 2008).”
Massive mortality of aspen following severe drought along the southern edge of the Canadian boreal forest (2011, background): “3b) showed that although massive mortality did not occur at this site, the drought led to 30–40% decreases in aspen leaf area and stem growth, which contributed to a”
A global view of aspen: Conservation science for widespread keystone systems (2020, background): “, 2007); and may be the final causes of tree mortality (Worrall et al., 2008; Marchetti et al., 2011; Steed and Burton, 2015), but are thought to be of secondary importance rather than the key drivers of change.”
A synthesis of tree functional traits related to drought-induced mortality in forests across climatic zones (2017, background): “For example, aspen stands with larger stems and more evaporative load on their leaves and had greater mortality during severe droughts in Colorado (Worrall et al. 2008).”
Emergent insects, pathogens and drought shape changing patterns in oak decline in North America and Europe (2015, background): “Root health, although it has not been studied extensively, is thought to be an important factor in aspen susceptibility to drought and capacity to regenerate clonally following dieback of main stems (Shepperd et al., 2001; Frey et al., 2004; Worrall et al., 2008, 2010).”
Recent declines of Populus tremuloides in North America linked to climate (2013, background): “Over the first decade of the 21st century, large areas of overstory aspen with unusually abundant dieback1 and mortality appeared in several regions of North America (e.g., Candau et al., 2002; Michaelian et al., 2011; Worrall et al., 2008).”
Future of Beech in Southeast Europe from the Perspective of Evolutionary Ecology (2010, background): “In the literature “mortality syndrome” (Worrall et al. 2008) cases have mostly been treated as isolated, transient problems related to extreme events, rather than as a consequence of a long-term climate shift.”