Selection of trees for rubbing by red and roe deer in forest plantations

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 222, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 39-45

  Ramos, Jaime A ^a   Bugalho, Miguel N ^b   Cortez, Paulo ^c   Iason, Glenn R ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE AGRONOMIA   (Portugal)

^c INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO DE BRAGANÇA   (Portugal)

^d SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Capreolus capreolus; Cervus elaphus; Fraying; Portugal; Rubbing

Indexed keywords

PLANTS (BOTANY); WOOD;

CAPREOLUS CAPREOLUS; CERVUS ELAPHUS; FRAYING; WOODLAND;

FORESTRY;

ABRASION; DEER; FOREST MANAGEMENT; PEST DAMAGE; SITE SELECTION;

FORESTS; PLANTS; PORTUGAL; RUBBING; TREES; WOOD;

EURASIA; EUROPE; PORTUGAL; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

BETULA PUBESCENS; CAPREOLUS CAPREOLUS; CERVIDAE; CERVUS ELAPHUS; PINUS PINASTER; PSEUDOTSUGA; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII; QUERCUS ROBUR;

EID: 31444453507     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2005.10.017     Document Type: Article

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