Evidence for two alternate stable states in an ungulate grazing system

Ecological Applications

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 1260-1269

  Augustine, David J ^a,b   Frelich, Lee E ^a   Jordan, Peter A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternative stable state; Fragmented forest; Functional response; Grazing system stability; Laportea canadensis; Maple basswood forest; Minnesota; Odocoileus virginianus; Southeastern; Ungulate management; White tailed deer

Indexed keywords

FUNCTIONAL RESPONSE; PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION; UNGULATE;

LAPORTEA CANADENSIS; ODOCOILEUS VIRGINIANUS;

EID: 0031766904     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/1051-0761(1998)008[1260:EFTASS]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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