Deer Browsing, Forest Edge Effects, and Vegetation Dynamics Following Bottomland Forest Restoration

Restoration Ecology

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 702-710

  Ruzicka, Kenneth J ^a,b   Groninger, John W ^a   Zaczek, James J ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ENSR   (United States)

Author keywords

Afforestation; Forested wetland; Insect infestation; Oak; Silviculture; Stand dynamics

Indexed keywords

AFFORESTATION; BROWSING; DEER; FOREST COVER; FOREST EDGE; HERBIVORE; HERBIVORY; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SILVICULTURE; STAND DYNAMICS; VEGETATION DYNAMICS;

ILLINOIS; UNITED STATES;

ACER; ACER NEGUNDO; AGRILUS PLANIPENNIS; CELTIS; CERVIDAE; FRAXINUS; FRAXINUS PENNSYLVANICA; HEXAPODA; LIQUIDAMBAR; LIQUIDAMBAR STYRACIFLUA; LONICERA JAPONICA; ODOCOILEUS VIRGINIANUS; PLATANUS OCCIDENTALIS; QUERCUS; QUERCUS PALUSTRIS;

EID: 77956284608     PISSN: 10612971     EISSN: 1526100X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-100X.2008.00503.x     Document Type: Article

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