An assessment of agricultural damage caused by red deer (Cervus Elaphus L.) and fallow deer (Dama Dama L.) in Southwest England

Wildlife Biology in Practice

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 104-114

  Wilson, C J ^a,d   Britton, A M ^b,d   Symes, R G ^c,d  

^a Wildlife Management and Licensing Service   (United Kingdom)

^b NATURAL ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^c Fisheries and Food ^*  (United Kingdom)

^d CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cereal; Exclosure cage; Grassland; Wildlife management; Yield loss

Indexed keywords

CERVIDAE; CERVUS ELAPHUS; DAMA DAMA; HORDEUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 75649112931     PISSN: 16462742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2461/wbp.2009.5.11     Document Type: Article

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