Abies lasiocarpa

Common Names: balsam fir, white balsam, Rocky Mountain fir, western balsam fir, subalpine fir

Ethnobotanical Studies

Studies

Gymnosperms of Idaho: Chemical Compositions and Enantiomeric Distributions of Essential Oils of Abies lasiocarpa, Picea engelmannii, Pinus contorta, Pseudotsuga menziesii, and Thuja plicata.

Swor K et al (2023).
Molecules.
DOI:
10.3390/molecules28062477
PubMed:
36985451

Looking beyond the mean: Drivers of variability in postfire stand development of conifers in Greater Yellowstone.

Braziunas KH et al (2018).
For Ecol Manage.
DOI:
10.1016/j.foreco.2018.08.034
PubMed:
35645456

Cold-season freeze frequency is a pervasive driver of subcontinental forest growth.

Girardin MP et al (2022).
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A.
DOI:
10.1073/pnas.2117464119
PubMed:
35476522

Poor acclimation to experimental field drought in subalpine forest tree seedlings.

Goke A and Martin PH (2021).
AoB Plants.
DOI:
10.1093/aobpla/plab077
PubMed:
35079329

Widespread regeneration failure in forests of Greater Yellowstone under scenarios of future climate and fire.

Rammer W et al (2021).
Glob Chang Biol.
DOI:
10.1111/gcb.15726
PubMed:
34213047

The propagule doesn't fall far from the tree, especially after short-interval, high-severity fire.

Gill NS, Hoecker TJ and Turner MG (2021).
Ecology.
DOI:
10.1002/ecy.3194
PubMed:
32910502

Two new species of Ophiostomatales (Sordariomycetes) associated with the bark beetle Dryocoetes alni from Poland.

Strzałka B et al (2020).
MycoKeys.
DOI:
10.3897/mycokeys.68.50035
PubMed:
32607057

Forest recovery following synchronous outbreaks of spruce and western balsam bark beetle is slowed by ungulate browsing.

Andrus RA, Hart SJ and Veblen TT (2020).
Ecology.
DOI:
10.1002/ecy.2998
PubMed:
32012254

Snagfall the first decade after severe bark beetle infestation of high-elevation forests in Colorado, USA.

Rhoades CC et al (2020).
Ecol Appl.
DOI:
10.1002/eap.2059
PubMed:
31849139

Soil alters seedling establishment responses to climate.

Ford KR and HilleRisLambers J (2020).
Ecol Lett.
DOI:
10.1111/ele.13416
PubMed:
31663682

Limited prospects for future alpine treeline advance in the Canadian Rocky Mountains.

Davis EL and Gedalof Z (2018).
Glob Chang Biol.
DOI:
10.1111/gcb.14338
PubMed:
29856111

Moisture availability limits subalpine tree establishment.

Andrus RA et al (2018).
Ecology.
DOI:
10.1002/ecy.2134
PubMed:
29469981

Photosynthesis, water relations and mortality in Abies lasiocarpa seedlings during natural establishment.

Cui M and Smith WK (1991).
Tree Physiol.
PubMed:
14972895

Structural scaling of light interception efficiency in Picea engelmannii and Abies lasiocarpa.

Hemmerlein MT and Smith WK (1994).
Tree Physiol.
PubMed:
14967624

Abiotic factors limiting photosynthesis in Abies lasiocarpa and Picea engelmannii seedlings below and above the alpine timberline.

Johnson DM, Germino MJ and Smith WK (2004).
Tree Physiol.
PubMed:
14757577

Bacterial diversity associated with subalpine fir (Abies lasiocarpa) ectomycorrhizae following wildfire and salvage-logging in central British Columbia.

Khetmalas MB et al (2002).
Can J Microbiol.
PubMed:
12224560