Interactions between white-tailed deer density and the composition of forest understories in the northern United States

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• 作者：Matthew B. Russell^a ; ^{russellm@umn.edu} ; Christopher W. Woodall^b ; Kevin M. Potter^c ; Brian F. Walters^d ; Grant M. Domke^d ; Christopher M. Oswalt^e
• 关键词：Browsing ; Forest Inventory and Analysis ; Invasive plants ; Odocoileus virginianus ; Tree regeneration ; Understory vegetation
• 刊名：Forest Ecology and Management
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：15 January 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：384
• 期：Complete
• 页码：26-33
• 全文大小：1503 K
• 卷排序：384

文摘

We investigate deer density and understory composition across the northern US. Tree seedling abundance decreased when density was above 5.8 deer km2. The number of introduced plant species increased in areas with higher deer density. Deer density and understory attributes are strong drivers of tree seedling abundance.