Effects of repeated damage and fertilization on palatability of Vaccinium myrtillus to grey sided voles, Clethrionomys rufocanus

Oikos

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 133-141

  Strengbom, Joachim ^a,b   Olofsson, Johan ^a,c   Witzell, Johanna ^d   Dahlgren, Jonas ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOREAL FOREST; CLIPPING; DAMAGE; FERTILIZER; HERBIVORY; PALATABILITY; RODENT;

SWEDEN;

CLETHRIONOMYS RUFOCANUS; MURIDAE; MYRTILLUS; RODENTIA; VACCINIUM MYRTILLUS;

EID: 0142038985     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0706.2003.12680.x     Document Type: Article

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