White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) alter herbaceous species richness in the Hiawatha National Forest, Michigan, USA

American Midland Naturalist

Volumn 159, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 83-97

  Holmes, Stacie A ^a,d   Curran, Lisa M ^b   Hall, Kimberly R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b Yale School of the Environment   (United States)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; BROWSING; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEER; HERB; SPECIES RICHNESS; UNDERSTORY;

HIAWATHA NATIONAL FOREST; MICHIGAN; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

CERVIDAE; ODOCOILEUS VIRGINIANUS;

EID: 39549091926     PISSN: 00030031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1674/0003-0031(2008)159[83:WDOVAH]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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