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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"Browse availability"”.
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Browse Availability, Bite Size, and Effects of Stand Age on Species Composition and Browse Density for Moose in Northeastern Minnesota
… disturbances. Distribution and abundance of browse species varies across the landscape and each browse species has unique growth patterns and a patchy distribution within and among different stand types. To estimate available and consumed biomass, we collected available twigs and created …
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Effects of Prescribed Fire Regimes on White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) Browse, Forage, and Nutrient Availability in the Pineywoods Ecoregion of Texas
… virginianus</em>) habitat, influencing browse availability, herbaceous production, and nutrient content. In 2020 and 2021, this study utilized 46 plots across East Texas to assess these habitat components. A stem count index survey method was used to assess browse utilization prior to …
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Relationships between loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.) yield and woody plant diversity in Virginia Piedmont plantations
… fruit bearing plant species, and increased deer browse availability and ground stratum heterogeneity. In plantations 24-27 years, competition control altered plant species composition and increased structural heterogeneity.
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A Study of factors influencing a non-cyclic, island population of snowshoe hares
… the study sites was also examined for cover and browse availability. Jacquot Island juveniles had survival rates 3-15 fold higher than mainland juveniles. The difference in leveret survival was attributed to the lack of small mammalian predators on the island. The Jacquot Island study grids had …
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Elephant impacts on woody vegetation around artificial waterholes in Zambezi National Park, Zimbabwe
… plots. Plants ≥3 m were particularly highly browsed in the Terminalia woodland, with over 50% of their canopy volume removed in most plots. Elephant browsing impacts were also considered at the species level, which revealed clear differences in browsing levels among species. Some uncommon and …