Moose summer diet from feces and field surveys: A comparative study

Rangeland Ecology and Management

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 387-395

  Wam, Hilde Karine ^a   Hjeljord, Olav ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

bite count; management; ruminant; technique

Indexed keywords

ALCES ALCES; BETULA; BOVIDAE; POPULUS; POPULUS TREMULA; SALIX; SORBUS; SORBUS AUCUPARIA; UNGULATA;

EID: 78650284221     PISSN: 15507424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2111/REM-D-09-00039.1     Document Type: Article

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