Winter foraging ecology of moose on glyphosate-treated clearcuts in Maine

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 753-763

  Raymond, Kevin S ^a,b   Servello, Frederick A ^a   Griffith, Brad ^a,c   Eschholz, William E ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^b Kentucky Division of Forestry   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alces alces; browse; foraging ecology; forest management; glyphosate; herbicide; Maine; moose; nutrition; vegetation management

Indexed keywords

FORAGING ECOLOGY; FOREST; GLYPHOSATE; HERBICIDE; MANAGEMENT; MOOSE; WINTER;

USA, MAINE;

ACER RUBRUM; ALCES ALCES; BETULA PAPYRIFERA; PRUNUS PENSYLVANICA;

EID: 0030301450     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3802374     Document Type: Article

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