A field test of herbaceous plant indicators of deer browsing intensity in mesic hardwood forests of Indiana, USA

Natural Areas Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 149-158

  Webster, C R ^a   Jenkins, M A ^a   Parker, G R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Browse monitoring; Herbivory; Indiana state parks; Indicator species; Whitetailed deer

Indexed keywords

BIOINDICATOR; BROWSING; HEIGHT; PLANT COMMUNITY; UNGULATE;

UNITED STATES;

ACTAEA PACHYPODA; ARISAEMA TRIPHYLLUM; OSMORHIZA CLAYTONII;

EID: 0035042299     PISSN: 08858608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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