Winter forage selection in white-tailed deer at high density: Balsam fir is the best of a bad choice

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 911-914

  Sauvé, Daniel G ^a   Côté, Steeve D ^a  

^a CENTRE D ÉTUDES NORDIQUES   (Canada)

Author keywords

Balsam fir; Forage selection; Nutrition; Odocoileus virginianus; Population density; White spruce; White tailed deer; Winter diet

Indexed keywords

CONIFEROUS TREE; DEER; DIET; FOOD SELECTION; FORAGE; NUTRITIVE VALUE; WINTER;

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

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

EID: 34547847448     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/2006-056     Document Type: Article

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