Influence of deer exclusion on soil nutrients in aok forests of a central European low mountain range

Land Degradation and Development

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 303-309

  Mohr, D ^a   Topp, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ahr Eifel; Fenced exclosure; Nutrient status; Oak forest; Red deer; Slope aspect; Slope gradient

Indexed keywords

EROSION; FENCES; FORESTRY; NUTRITION; VEGETATION;

DEER EXCLUSION; FERTILE SOIL; GRAZING; SLOPE GRADIENTS;

SOILS;

FOREST; FOREST SOIL; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; SOIL NUTRIENT;

EROSION; FORESTS; NUTRIENTS; PLANTS; QUERCUS; SOIL;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EIFEL; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY; RHENISH SCHIEFERGEBIRGE; RHINELAND-PALATINATE; WORLD;

CERVIDAE; CERVUS ELAPHUS;

EID: 21044459331     PISSN: 10853278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ldr.654     Document Type: Article

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