Nonconsumptive effects of a generalist ungulate herbivore drive decline of unpalatable forest herbs

Ecology

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 319-326

  Heckel, Christopher D ^a   Bourg, Norman A ^b   Mcshea, William J ^b   Kalisz, Susan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b SMITHSONIAN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Arisaema triphyllum; Biodiversity; Generalist herbivores; Indirect effects; Indirect facilitation; Odocoileus virginianus; Overbrowsing; Palatable plants; Pennsylvania; Species interactions; Trillium; Unbrowsed and unpalatable plants; USA

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION PLANNING; DEER; DEMOGRAPHY; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HERBIVORE; POPULATION DECLINE; POPULATION STRUCTURE; SEX RATIO; SOIL QUALITY; UNDERSTORY;

ANIMAL; ARISAEMA; ARTICLE; DEER; ECOSYSTEM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; TREE;

ANIMALS; ARISAEMA; DEER; ECOSYSTEM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; POPULATION DYNAMICS; TREES;

PENNSYLVANIA; UNITED STATES;

ARISAEMA; ARISAEMA TRIPHYLLUM; CERVIDAE; ODOCOILEUS VIRGINIANUS; TRILLIUM; UNGULATA;

EID: 77949281655     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/09-0628.1     Document Type: Article

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