Mueggler, Walter F.; Campbell, Robert B., Jr. Aspen community types of Utah. 

 Research Paper INT-362. Ogden, UT: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest 

 Service, Intermountain Research Station; 1986. 69 p. 



A vegetation classification for the aspen-dominated forests of Utah is based 

 upon existing community structure and plant species composition. Included are 

 36 community types that occur within six cover-type categories. A diagnostic 

 key using indicator species facilitates field identification of the community 

 types. Vegetational composition, productivity, and successional status are 

 included. Tables provide detailed comparisons of community types. The classifi- 

 cation and descriptions are based upon data from over 1,200 aspen stands scat- 

 tered across the six National Forests within Utah. 



KEYWORDS: aspen forests, community types, vegetation classification, Utah, 

 forest ecology 



