Browsing damage on pine (Pinus sylvestris and P. contorta) by a migrating moose (Alces alces) population in winter: Relation to habitat composition and road barriers

Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 427-435

  Ball, John P ^a   Dahlgren, Jonas ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Betula spp.; Birch; Fences; Lodgepole pine; Pine plantations; Regenerating clear cuts; Scandinavia; Scots pine; Selection; Young stands

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTS; FENCES; ROADS AND STREETS;

BROWSING DAMAGE;

FORESTRY;

ALCES ALCES; ANIMALIA; BETULA; BETULA PENDULA; BETULA PUBESCENS; PINUS CONTORTA; PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 0036400618     PISSN: 02827581     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/028275802320435441     Document Type: Article

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