Biological Aspects of Hybrid Poplar Cultivation on Floodplains in ...

<strong>Biological</strong> <strong>Aspects</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Hybrid</strong> <strong>Poplar</strong> <strong>Cultivation</strong> on Floodplains in Western North America -- A Review<strong>Biological</strong> <strong>Aspects</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Hybrid</strong> <strong>Poplar</strong> <strong>Cultivation</strong> onFloodplains in Western North America:A ReviewPrepared by:Jeffery H. Braatne, PhDSeattle, Washingtonbraatne@u.washington.eduPrepared for:Office <strong>of</strong> Ecosystems and CommunitiesU. S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 101200 6th Ave.Seattle, WA 98101EPA Project Manager:Thomas E. WilsonPurchase Order No. 7Y-0304-NATXEPA Document No. 910-R-99-002March, 1999AcknowledgmentsThe author and project manager express sincere appreciation to the many parties who provided data and other materials usedin this report. We especially thank those whose intensive peer review substantially enhanced the final product. We also thankDoug Norton <strong>of</strong> EPA’s Office <strong>of</strong> Wetlands, Oceans, and Watersheds (OWOW), whose policy and fiscal support made this reportpossible.NoticeThis document has been subjected to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency review and has been approved forpublication. Publication does not signify that the contents necessarily reflect the views and policies <strong>of</strong> theEnvironmental Protection Agency or <strong>of</strong> any other organization represented in this document. Mention <strong>of</strong> trade namesor commercial products does not constitute endorsement or recommendation for use.This report should be cited as:U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. 1999. <strong>Biological</strong> <strong>Aspects</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Hybrid</strong> <strong>Poplar</strong> <strong>Cultivation</strong> on Floodplains in Western NorthAmerica—A Review. (EPA Document No. 910-R-99-002)To obtain additional copies <strong>of</strong> this document, contact:EPA Region 10 Public Environmental Resource Center, Seattle, WA. Phone (800) 424-4372 (within Region 10) or(206) 553-1200.This report (with color graphics) is available on the Internet for browsing or download at:http://www.epa.gov/r10earth/<strong>of</strong>fices/ecocomm/poplars.pdf