Deer and understory plant responses to a large-scale herd reduction on a Georgia State park

Natural Areas Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 161-168

  Killmaster, Charles H ^a   Osborn, David A ^a   Warren, Robert J ^a   Miller, Karl V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Browsing; Odocoileus virginianus Zimmermann; Overabundance; Park; Understory plants; White tailed deer

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BROWSING; DEER; DENSITY DEPENDENCE; HUNTING; POPULATION DENSITY; PROTECTED AREA; REPRODUCTIVE STATUS; UNDERSTORY; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

GEORGIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

CERVIDAE; ODOCOILEUS VIRGINIANUS;

EID: 36849012984     PISSN: 08858608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3375/0885-8608(2007)27[161:DAUPRT]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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