Changes in roe deer (Capreolus capreolus L.) population density in response to forest habitat succession

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 88, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 31-41

  Gill, R M A ^a   Johnson, A L ^b   Francis, A ^c   Hiscocks, K ^b   Peace, A J ^a  

^a FOREST RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b Low Knap ^*  (South Africa)

^c Low Knap   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Browsing; Diet; Habitat selection; Mark recapture; Population lags; Time series; Vegetation communities

Indexed keywords

CAPREOLUS CAPREOLUS; CERVIDAE; CONIFEROPHYTA; RUBUS; RUBUS FRUTICOSUS; UNGULATA;

EID: 0030294409     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1127(96)03807-8     Document Type: Article

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