White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus Zimm.) Herbivory in herbaceous plant communities in northeastern Illinois

Natural Areas Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 6-14

  Urbanek, Rachael E ^a   Nielsen, Clayton K ^a   Glowacki, Gary A ^b   Preuss, Timothy S ^b  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Lake County Illinois   (United States)

Author keywords

Browse transects; Forbs; Herbivory; Odocoileus virginianus; Vegetation monitoring

Indexed keywords

DEER; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FLORISTICS; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; HERB; HERBIVORY; PLANT COMMUNITY; PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION; POPULATION DENSITY; SAVANNA; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; VEGETATION COVER; WETLAND;

CHICAGO; ILLINOIS; UNITED STATES;

CERVIDAE; ODOCOILEUS VIRGINIANUS;

EID: 84857487756     PISSN: 08858608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3375/043.032.0103     Document Type: Conference Paper

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