White-tailed deer foraging habitat in intensively established loblolly pine plantations

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 488-496

  Jones, Phillip D ^a   Edwards, Scott L ^a   Demarais, Stephen ^a  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

East Gulf Coastal Plain; Forage; Herbicide; Intensive pine management; Nutritional carrying capacity; Odocoileus virginianus; White tailed deer

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIOMASS; CONIFEROUS TREE; DEER; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; HERBICIDE; LACTATION; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; PESTICIDE APPLICATION; PROTEIN; TREE PLANTING; VINE;

GULF COAST [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

CERVIDAE; ODOCOILEUS VIRGINIANUS; PINUS TAEDA; POACEAE;

EID: 77749327530     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/2007-565     Document Type: Article

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