Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10250349 | Forest Ecology and Management | 2011 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
ⶠHigher deer density areas had greater total forest floor vegetation mass, and greater mass of sedge, fern and small (<0.25 m) tree and shrub seedlings, but only 1/10th the forb mass. ⶠHigh deer density areas showed a near complete failure to recruit trees above 0.9 m tall potentially changing the long-term rate and direction of forest succession. ⶠDeer, site productivity and stand age all affected total and species-specific woody stem densities, but deer effects were much more consistent. ⶠInteractions between deer density, site productivity, and stand age were present for a myriad of factors.
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Authors
Jesse A. Randall, Michael B. Walters,