Winter Browse Availability and Use by White-Tailed Deer in Southeastern Indiana

Browse availability and use by white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) in southeastern Indiana were studied during winter 1978-79. Significant positive regressions were found between browse use and availability for the entire study area (habitat ignored) and within mature forests and second-growt...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Journal of wildlife management 1985-01, Vol.49 (1), p.120-124
Hauptverfasser:	LaGory, Mary Katherine, LaGory, Kirk E., Taylor, Douglas H.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Agricultural management Animal and plant ecology Animal, plant and microbial ecology Animals Autoecology Biological and medical sciences Deer Diet Food availability Forage Foraging Forest growth Forest habitats Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Odocoileus virginianus Plants Toxins
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Zusammenfassung:	Browse availability and use by white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) in southeastern Indiana were studied during winter 1978-79. Significant positive regressions were found between browse use and availability for the entire study area (habitat ignored) and within mature forests and second-growth woods. These data support the hypothesis that deer forage nonselectively in winter. No relationship was found between use and availability in oldfields. Browse use was lower in oldfields than in mature forests and second-growth woods, but the availability of browse did not differ between habitats.
ISSN:	0022-541X 1937-2817
DOI:	10.2307/3801855