Overabundant suburban deer, invertebrates, and the spread of an invasive exotic plant

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 243-251

  Duguay, Jeffrey P ^a,c   Farfaras, Cheryl ^b  

^a DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Howard County Department of Recreation and Parks   (United States)

^c LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Exotic species; Insects; Japanese stiltgrass; Maryland; Microstegium vimineum; Odocoileus virginianus; White tailed deer

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; DEER; GRASS; INVERTEBRATE; PLANT COMMUNITY; POPULATION DENSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; VARIANCE ANALYSIS; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

HOWARD COUNTY [MARYLAND]; MARYLAND; UNITED STATES;

CERVIDAE; HEXAPODA; INVERTEBRATA; MICROSTEGIUM VIMINEUM; ODOCOILEUS VIRGINIANUS;

EID: 84856277419     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: 19385463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/wsb.27     Document Type: Article

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