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Use of common forest forbs to measure browsing pressure by white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus Zimmerman) in Virginia, USA
Author(s): J. D. Fletcher, W. J. McShea, L. A. Shipley and D. Shumway
Month: Apr
Year: 2001
Publication Type: Article
Journal: Natural Areas Journal
Journal Link: http://www.naturalarea.org/journal.asp
Volume: 21
Issue: 2
Pages: 172-176
Article Topic(s): Wildlife,Disturbance
Research Setting(s): Forest
Species Referenced: Arisaema triphyllum (Jack in the pulpit),
Abstract
Deer enclosures were used to quantify the effects of deer browsing on herbaceous plant reproduction in Virginia. For all plant species studied, reproduction was greater inside enclosures.Suggested Citation
J. D. Fletcher, W. J. McShea, L. A. Shipley and D. Shumway. "Use of common forest forbs to measure browsing pressure by white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus Zimmerman) in Virginia, USA." Natural Areas Journal 21.2 (2001): 172-176.Go back