Effects of snow on Sitka black-tailed deer browse availability and nutritional carrying capacity in Southeastern Alaska

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 481-487

  White, Kevin S ^a   Pendleton, Grey W ^a   Hood, Eran ^b  

^a ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA SOUTHEAST   (United States)

Author keywords

Alaska; Browse; Carrying capacity; Nutrition; Odocoileus hemoinus sitchensis; Sitka black tailed deer; Snow; Vaccinium; Winter

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; BROWSING; DEER; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; PLANT ARCHITECTURE; SNOW COVER; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

ALASKA; UNITED STATES;

CERVIDAE; ODOCOILEUS; ODOCOILEUS HEMIONUS; ODOCOILEUS HEMIONUS COLUMBIANUS; UNGULATA; VACCINIUM;

EID: 77749335435     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/2007-499     Document Type: Article

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