Recovery of showy lady's slippers (Cypripedium reginae Walter) from moderate and severe herbivory by white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus Zimmerman)

Natural Areas Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 232-241

  Gregg, Katharine B ^a,b  

^a WEST VIRGINIA WESLEYAN COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Department of Biology ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Cypripedium reginae; Herbivory; Odocoileus virginianus; Population biology; Recovery

Indexed keywords

BROWSING; HERBIVORY; RECOVERY; SPECIES CONSERVATION; UNGULATE;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WEST VIRGINIA;

ANIMALIA; CERVIDAE; CYPRIPEDIUM; CYPRIPEDIUM REGINAE; ODOCOILEUS VIRGINIANUS; ORCHIDACEAE; UNGULATA;

EID: 3242698949     PISSN: 08858608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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