Deer browsing and impact on forest development

Journal of Sustainable Forestry

Volumn 21, Issue 2-3, 2005, Pages 53-64

  Kalén, Christer ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Browsing damage; Game; Selectivity; Silviculture; Ungulates

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; COSTS; MANAGEMENT; PRODUCTION; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TIMBER;

BROWSING DAMAGE; DEER BROWSING; FOREST DEVELOPMENT; FOREST PRODUCTION; STAND REGENERATION; TIMBER QUALITY IMPAIRMENT; VOLUME LOSSES;

FORESTRY;

BROWSING; DEER; FOREST MANAGEMENT; HERBIVORE;

FORESTRY; FORESTS; SELECTIVITY; SILVICULTURE; SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT; SWEDEN;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN;

ALCES ALCES; ANIMALIA; CAPREOLUS CAPREOLUS; CERVIDAE; UNGULATA;

EID: 33645787280     PISSN: 10549811     EISSN: 1540756X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J091v21n02_04     Document Type: Article

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