Wintertime use of hybrid poplar plantations by deer and medium-sized mammals in the midwestern U.S.

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 35-40

  Christian, Donald P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH   (United States)

Author keywords

carnivores; deer; habitat studies; hybrid poplar; lagomorphs; Mammals; Populus; squirrels

Indexed keywords

DEER; HARE; HYBRID POPLAR; POPLAR PLANTATION; RABBIT; SQUIRREL;

USA, (MIDWEST);

CERVIDAE; LEPORIDAE; POPULUS; SALICACEAE; SCIURIDAE;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

MAMMALS; POPLAR PLANTATIONS;

BIOMASS;

EID: 0030613090     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0961-9534(96)00062-1     Document Type: Article

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