Effect of supplemental feeding on spatial distribution and browse utilization by white-tailed deer in semi-arid rangeland

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 716-726

  Cooper, S M ^a   Owens, M K ^a   Cooper, R M ^a   Ginnett, T F ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Foraging; Home range; Odocoileus virginianus; Vegetation community dynamics

Indexed keywords

BROWSING; DEER; FEEDING; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; RANGELAND; SEMIARID REGION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

NORTH AMERICA; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

CERVIDAE; ODOCOILEUS VIRGINIANUS;

EID: 33747397214     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2005.11.015     Document Type: Article

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