Ecosystem and competition impacts of introduced deer

Wildlife Research

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 202-214

  Dolman, Paul M ^a   Wäber, Kristin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dietary overlap; Endozoochory; Habitat impacts; Interspecific competition; Invasive species; Niche overlap; Seed dispersal

Indexed keywords

DEER; DIETARY OVERLAP; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; HABITAT QUALITY; HERBIVORY; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; INTRODUCED SPECIES; RANGE EXPANSION; SYMPATRY; ZOOCHORY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; NEW ZEALAND; PATAGONIA; SOUTH AMERICA;

CAPREOLUS; CAPREOLUS CAPREOLUS; CERVIDAE; CERVUS ELAPHUS; DAMA DAMA; HIPPOCAMELUS BISULCUS; MUNTIACUS; MUNTIACUS REEVESI; PUDU PUDA; UNGULATA;

EID: 43949128128     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR07114     Document Type: Review

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