Deer impact on vegetation in natural areas in southeastern Nebraska

Natural Areas Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 121-129

  Gubanyi, Joseph A ^a   Savidge, Julie A ^b   Hygnstrom, Scott E ^c   VerCauteren, Kurt C ^d   Garabrandt, Gary W ^e   Korte, Seth P ^c  

^a Nebraska   (United States)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^d NATIONAL WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^e Fontenelle Nature Association   (United States)

Author keywords

Browse; Odocoileus virginianus; Understory; Vegetation; White tailed deer

Indexed keywords

BROWSING; DEER; FRUIT; GRASS; GROUND COVER; HERBIVORY; POPULATION DENSITY; TREE; UNDERSTORY; VEGETATION; WOODY PLANT;

MISSOURI RIVER; NEBRASKA; NORTH AMERICA; PLATTE RIVER; UNITED STATES;

CELTIS; CELTIS OCCIDENTALIS; CERVIDAE; ODOCOILEUS VIRGINIANUS; POACEAE;

EID: 43049127768     PISSN: 08858608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3375/0885-8608(2008)28[121:DIOVIN]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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