Impact of herbivory by red deer (Cervus elaphus L.) on patterns and processes in subalpine grasslands in the Swiss National Park

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 181, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 177-188

  Schütz, Martin ^a   Risch, Anita C ^a   Leuzinger, Eliane ^b   Krüsi, Bertil O ^a   Achermann, Gérald ^a  

^a SWISS FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE WSL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Grassland; Grazing; Permanent plots; Plant diversity; Plant ungulate interaction; Red deer

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTRY; MANAGEMENT; PARKS; PHOSPHORUS; SOILS; VEGETATION;

DEER;

ECOLOGY;

GRASSLAND; GRAZING; PHOSPHORUS; PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION; SOIL NUTRIENT; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SUBALPINE ENVIRONMENT; UNGULATE;

SWISS NATIONAL PARK; SWITZERLAND;

CERVIDAE; CERVUS ELAPHUS; UNGULATA;

EID: 0041402702     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1127(03)00131-2     Document Type: Article

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