Endozoochory by white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) across a suburban/woodland interface

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 255, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 940-947

  Williams, Scott C ^a   Ward, Jeffrey S ^a   Ramakrishnan, Uma ^b  

^a The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station ^*  (United States)

^b JUNIATA COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Edge; Endozoochory; Exotic; Fragmentation; Seed dispersal; Suburban woodland interface; White tailed deer

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; SEED;

ENDOZOOCHORY; SEED DISPERSAL; SUBURBAN/WOODLAND INTERFACE; WHITE-TAILED DEER;

FORESTRY;

DEER; EDGE EFFECT; FRAGMENTATION; INTERFACE; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION ESTIMATION; SEED DISPERSAL; SUBURBAN AREA; VEGETATION STRUCTURE; VERNALIZATION; WOODLAND;

BIODIVERSITY; FORESTRY; SEEDS;

CONNECTICUT; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

AVES; CERVIDAE; MAMMALIA; ODOCOILEUS VIRGINIANUS;

EID: 38949114599     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2007.10.003     Document Type: Article

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