Effects of plant secondary compounds on nutritional carrying capacity estimates of a browsing ungulate

Rangeland Ecology and Management

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 264-275

  Windels, Steve K ^a   Hewitt, David G ^b  

^a NATIONAL PARK SERVICE   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY KINGSVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acacia berlandieri; Acacia rigidula; nutrition; Odocoileus virginianus; phenolic amines; tannin

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; BROWSING; CARRYING CAPACITY; DEER; FORAGE; LAND MANAGEMENT; LEGUME; NUTRITIVE VALUE; PASTURE; PHENOLIC COMPOUND; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PHYTOMASS; PLANT COMMUNITY; PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION; PROTEIN; SCRUB; TANNIN;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA];

ACACIA; ACACIA BERLANDIERI; ACACIA RIGIDULA; CERVIDAE; ODOCOILEUS VIRGINIANUS; UNGULATA;

EID: 79955893727     PISSN: 15507424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2111/REM-D-10-00078.1     Document Type: Article

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