Evaluating the influence white-tailed deer have on wetland vegetation types with respect to wetland birds at Shiawassee National Wildlife Refuge, Saginaw, Michigan

"White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus), can be keystone herbivores in forest ecosystems and greatly impact forest conditions. Results of previous deer herbivory research could cause biologists concern when managing wetlands as suitable habitat for migratory waterfowl since high levels of herbivory can negatively impact plant communities. There is a knowledge gap on how deer use of wetland vegetation types may affect bird use of those same wetlands. Our objectives were to 1) evaluate white-tailed deer habitat suitability within a landscape dominated by wetlands, 2) quantify and compare use of wetland vegetation types by white-tailed deer to use by wetland bird communities, and 3) quantify white-tailed deer herbivory within various wetland types."--From abstract.

Author dc:creator

• Longstaff, Stephanie E.

Contributors dc:contributor

• Campa, III, Henry
• Winterstein, Scott R.
• Riley, Shawn
• Lindell, Catherine

• White-tailed deer--Ecology
• Wetlands
• Wetland ecology
• Waterfowl--Ecology
• Wetland birds
• Ecology
• Migratory birds

Statement dc:rights

• In Copyright

Language dc:language

English

Identifier

etd:1097
isbn:9781303042713
isbn:1303042711
oclc:931731947
umi:1536255
local:Longstaff_grad.msu_0128N_11879

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:d.lib.msu.edu:etd_1097