Foliar fibre predicts diet selection by invasive Red Deer Cervus elaphus scoticus in a temperate New Zealand forest

Functional Ecology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 495-504

  Forsyth, D M ^a,b   Richardson, S J ^a   Menchenton, K ^a  

^a LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b ARTHUR RYLAH INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biological invasions; Browsing; Chemical defence; Herbivory; Plant traits

Indexed keywords

DEER; DIET; FOOD SELECTION; HERBIVORY;

AUSTRALASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; NEW ZEALAND; WORLD;

CERVIDAE; CERVUS ELAPHUS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 23444462091     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2005.00991.x     Document Type: Article

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