Nutritional value of moss for arctic ruminants: A test with muskoxen

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 752-758

  Ihl, Claudia ^a   Barboza, Perry S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

Acid digestion; Arctic ungulates; Dry matter disappearance; Moss; Muskoxen; Ovibos moschatus; Winter diet

Indexed keywords

ARCTIC ENVIRONMENT; DIET; FECES; FORAGE; GRASS; HERBIVORE; MOSS; NUTRITIVE VALUE; RUMINANT;

ALASKA; CAPE KRUSENSTERN NATIONAL MONUMENT; FAIRBANKS; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

BOVIDAE; BROMUS; BRYOPHYTA; OVIBOS; OVIBOS MOSCHATUS; TOMENTYPNUM NITENS; UNGULATA;

EID: 45349100835     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/2005-745     Document Type: Article

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