Can ungulates foraging in a multiple-use landscape alter forest nitrogen budgets?

Oikos

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 230-234

  Seagle, Steven W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HERBIVORY; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT BUDGET; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; UNGULATE;

NORTH AMERICA;

CERVIDAE; ODOCOILEUS VIRGINIANUS; UNGULATA;

EID: 0142070871     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0706.2003.12287.x     Document Type: Review

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