Understanding ungulate herbivory-episodic disturbance effects on vegetation dynamics: Knowledge gaps and management needs

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 283-292

  Wisdom, Michael J ^a   Vavra, Martin ^a   Boyd, Jennifer M ^a   Hemstrom, Miles A ^a   Acer, Alan A ^a,b,d   Johnson, Bruce K ^c,e  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^c OREGON DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE   (United States)

^d Umatilla National Forest   (United States)

^e Wildlif Society

Author keywords

Episodic disturbance; Plant succession; State and transition models; Succession; Ungulate herbivory; Ungulates; Vegetation development; Vegetation dynamics

Indexed keywords

FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GRAZING; HERBIVORY; SAMPLING; SUCCESSION; TIMBER HARVESTING; UNGULATE; VEGETATION DYNAMICS;

NORTH AMERICA;

INSECTA; UNGULATA;

EID: 33745685185     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/0091-7648(2006)34[283:UUHDEO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Review

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