Ungulate herbivory on alpine willow in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains of Colorado

Western North American Naturalist

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 86-96

  Zeigenfuss, Linda C ^a   Schoenecker, Kathryn A ^a   Amburg, Lisa K Van ^b  

^a FORT COLLINS SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b Rio Grande National Forest   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOS; CERVUS ELAPHUS; JATROPHA CARDIOPHYLLA; SALIX; SALIX PETROPHILA; UNGULATA;

EID: 79956055501     PISSN: 15270904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3398/064.071.0112     Document Type: Article

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