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Title

Severing family ties: The role of clonal Aspen root connections on tree growth and function

Authors

Nathan Jones, Brigham Young University - ProvoFollow
Anson Clark Call, Brigham Young UniversityFollow
Samuel St. Clair, Brigham Young University - Provo

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Keywords

Trees, Aspen, growth, function, connections

Abstract

Clonal root integration in Aspen trees has been shown to promote resource sharing among interconnected individuals; however, whether the influence of integration on the physiology of individual ramets (Aspen offspring) changes throughout their developmental life stages is poorly understood.

BYU ScholarsArchive Citation

Jones, Nathan; Call, Anson Clark; and St. Clair, Samuel, "Severing family ties: The role of clonal Aspen root connections on tree growth and function" (2022). Library/Life Sciences Undergraduate Poster Competition 2022. 19.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/library_studentposters_2022/19

Document Type

Poster

Publication Date

2022-3

Language

English

College

Life Sciences

Department

Plant and Wildlife Sciences

University Standing at Time of Publication

Senior

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