Ungulate damage and silviculture in the Cansiglio Forest (Veneto Prealps, NE Italy)

Journal for Nature Conservation

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 233-241

  Caudullo, Giovanni ^a   De Battisti, Renzo ^b   Colpi, Cristiana ^c   Vazzola, Claudio ^a   Da Ronch, Flavio ^b  

^a Forestry and Environmental Science   (Italy)

^b Dip Agronom Ambientale Prod Veg   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Browsing; CART; Cervids; Game; Management

Indexed keywords

CULLING; DAMAGE; FOREST MANAGEMENT; HUNTING; SILVICULTURE; UNGULATE; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

CANSIGLIO FOREST; ITALY; VENETO;

ABIES; CERVIDAE; UNGULATA;

EID: 12444298009     PISSN: 16171381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/1617-1381-00023     Document Type: Article

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