Impact of roe deer Capreolus capreolus browsing on understorey vegetation in small farm woodlands

Wildlife Biology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 115-120

  Sage, Rufus B ^a   Hollins, Kate ^a,b   Gregory, Catherine L ^a,c   Woodburn, Maureen I A ^a   Carroll, John P ^a,d  

^a GAME CONSERVANCY TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b Faulks Perry Cully and Rech   (United Kingdom)

^c HARPER ADAMS UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Browsing; Roe deer; Understorey vegetation; Woodland

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CAPREOLUS; CAPREOLUS CAPREOLUS; CERVIDAE;

EID: 3042780412     PISSN: 09096396     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2981/wlb.2004.016     Document Type: Article

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