Effects of sika deer on vegetation in Japan: A review

Biological Conservation

Volumn 142, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1922-1929

  Takatsuki, Seiki ^a  

^a AZABU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Browsing; Dwarf bamboo; Forestry damage; Indirect effect; Japan; Population control; Sika deer

Indexed keywords

BAMBOO; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; BROWSING; CANOPY GAP; DEER; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; GRASS; GRAZING; HERBIVORY; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION REGULATION; RANGE EXPANSION; RODENT; SEED DISPERSAL; SEEDLING; UNDERSTORY; VEGETATION DYNAMICS; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JAPAN;

ANIMALIA; APODEMUS; CERVIDAE; CERVUS NIPPON; CONIFEROPHYTA; DENNSTAEDTIACEAE; FILICOPHYTA; LEPUS; MUS; PTERIDIUM AQUILINUM; RODENTIA; SENECIO; SENECIO CANNABIFOLIUS; ZOYSIA JAPONICA;

EID: 67949123187     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2009.02.011     Document Type: Article

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