Impact of introduced white-tailed deer and native insect defoliators on the density and growth of conifer saplings on Anticosti Island, Québec

Ecoscience

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 506-518

  Chouinard, Anne ^a   Filion, Louise ^a  

^a CENTRE D ÉTUDES NORDIQUES   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anticosti Island; Balsam fir; Browsing; Insect defoliators; Tree growth; White tailed deer

Indexed keywords

DEER; DEFOLIATION; GROWTH; HERBIVORY; INSECT; INTRODUCED SPECIES; MORTALITY;

ANTICOSTI ISLAND; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; QUEBEC [CANADA];

ABIES; ABIES BALSAMEA; ANIMALIA; CERVIDAE; CHORISTONEURA FUMIFERANA; CONIFEROPHYTA; CONIUM; INSECTA; LAMBDINA FISCELLARIA; ODOCOILEUS VIRGINIANUS; PICEA; PICEA GLAUCA; PICEA MARIANA;

EID: 26944450692     PISSN: 11956860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2980/i1195-6860-12-4-506.1     Document Type: Article

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