Plants and plant communities on Kinkazan Island, Northern Japan, in relation to sika deer herbivory

Sika Deer: Biology and Management of Native and Introduced Populations

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 125-143

  Takatsuki, Seiki ^b   Ito, Takehiko Y ^a  

^a TOTTORI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b AZABU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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EID: 67949085899     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-4-431-09429-6_9     Document Type: Chapter

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