Effects of 13-year fencing on browsing by sika deer on seedlings on Mt. Ohdaigahara, central Japan

Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 337-342

  Kumar, Shalini ^a   Takeda, Akimasa ^b   Shibata, Ei'ichi ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b MIE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Browsing; Cervus nippon; Deer proof fence; Mt. Ohdaigahara; Vegetation

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; SEED;

BROWSING; CERVUS NIPPON; DEER PROOF FENCES; MT. OHDAIGAHARA;

FORESTRY;

BIODIVERSITY; FORESTS; PLANTS; SEEDS;

CERVIDAE; CERVUS NIPPON;

EID: 33749316075     PISSN: 13416979     EISSN: 16107403     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10310-006-0216-9     Document Type: Article

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