Introduced red deer reduce tree regeneration in Pureora forest, central North Island, New Zealand

New Zealand Journal of Ecology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 79-87

  Husheer, Sean W ^a  

^a New Zealand Forest Surveys   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Browsing; Cervus elaphus; Exclosure; Herbivory; Podocarp; Regeneration

Indexed keywords

DEER; HERBIVORY; REGENERATION; SAPLING; UNGULATE;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND; PUREORA FOREST PARK; WAIKATO;

CERVUS ELAPHUS; COPROSMA GRANDIFOLIA; ELAEOCARPUS DENTATUS; GRISELINIA LITTORALIS; MELICYTUS RAMIFLORUS; SCHEFFLERA DIGITATA; UNGULATA; WEINMANNIA RACEMOSA;

EID: 36048941762     PISSN: 01106465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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