Rapid recovery of witch hazel (Hamamelis virginiana L.) by sprouting, following release from white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus Zimm.) browsing

Natural Areas Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 290-295

  Townsend, Daniel S ^a   Meyer, Andrew D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCRANTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Advance regeneration; Deer browsing; Deer exclosure; Hamamelis virginiana; Witch hazel

Indexed keywords

BROWSING; DEER; ENCLOSURE EXPERIMENT; REGENERATION; RESPROUTING; UNDERSTORY;

UNITED STATES;

HAMAMELIS VIRGINIANA; ODOCOILEUS VIRGINIANUS;

EID: 0036773868     PISSN: 08858608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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