Large herbivore effects on songbirds in boreal forests: Lessons from deer introduction on anticosti Island

Ecoscience

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 38-47

  Cardinal, Etienne ^a   Martin, Jean Louis ^b   Côét, Steeve D ^a  

^a CENTRE D ÉTUDES NORDIQUES   (Canada)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

deer browsing; indirect effects; overabundance; songbird communities; white tailed deer

Indexed keywords

BOREAL FOREST; BROWSING; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DECIDUOUS TREE; DEER; HERBIVORE; PLANT COMMUNITY; PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION; SONGBIRD; TEMPERATE FOREST; TROPHIC CASCADE; UNDERSTORY;

ANTICOSTI ISLAND; CANADA; MINGAN ISLANDS; QUEBEC [CANADA];

ABIES BALSAMEA; ANIMALIA; CERVIDAE; ODOCOILEUS VIRGINIANUS; PASSERI;

EID: 84861378095     PISSN: 11956860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2980/19-1-3441     Document Type: Article

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