Density-related effects of deer browsing on the regeneration dynamics of boreal forests

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 552-562

  Tremblay, Jean Pierre ^a,b,d   Huot, Jean ^a,b   Potvin, François ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b CENTRE D ÉTUDES NORDIQUES   (Canada)

^c MINISTÈRE DES RESSOURCES NATURELLES ET DE LA FAUNE   (Canada)

^d NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Boreal forest; Ecosystem management; Forest succession grazing; Plant herbivore interactions

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BOREAL FOREST; BROWSING; DEER; DISTURBANCE; DOMINANCE; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ECOSYSTEM STRUCTURE; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; HERBIVORE; PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION; POPULATION DENSITY; RECRUITMENT; REGENERATION; RESIN; TIMBER HARVESTING;

ANTICOSTI ISLAND; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; QUEBEC [CANADA];

ABIES; ABIES BALSAMEA; CERVIDAE; ODOCOILEUS VIRGINIANUS; PICEA;

EID: 34248999757     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2007.01290.x     Document Type: Article

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