A natural experiment on the effects of high deer densities on the native flora of coastal temperate rain forests

Biological Conservation

Volumn 126, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 118-128

  Stockton, Stephen A ^a   Allombert, Sylvain ^b   Gaston, Anthony J ^c   Martin, Jean Louis ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b CENTRE D ECOLOGIE FONCTIONNELLE ET EVOLUTIVE   (France)

^c CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Black tailed deer; Overabundance; Temperate forest; Vegetation

Indexed keywords

DEER; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; HABITAT CONSERVATION; INTRODUCED SPECIES; RAINFOREST; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

CANIDAE; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CANIS LUPUS; CERVIDAE; ODOCOILEUS HEMIONUS COLUMBIANUS; ODOCOILEUS HEMIONUS SITKENSIS; PUMA CONCOLOR;

EID: 22144459790     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2005.06.006     Document Type: Article

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