Effects of moose Alces alces population density and site productivity on the canopy geometries of birch Betula pubescens and B. pendula and Scots pine Pinus sylvestris

Wildlife Biology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 251-262

  De Jager, Nathan R ^a   Pastor, John ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Allometry; Birch; Bite mass; Foraging; Fractal geometry; Scots pine; Soil fertility

Indexed keywords

ALCES ALCES; BETULA PUBESCENS; MAMMALIA; PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 47849125303     PISSN: 09096396     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2981/0909-6396(2008)14[251:EOMAAP]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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