Shrubs in the Summer Diet of Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep

Shrubs in the Summer Diet of Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep

Summer diets of Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) were quantified from microhistological analyses of feces and direct observation of foraging sheep. The leaves of woody plants, especially true mountainmahogany (Cercocarpus montanus), constituted 73-94% of the summer diets. Shrubs provid...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Journal of wildlife management 1988-01, Vol.52 (1), p.47-50
Hauptverfasser: Rominger, Eric M., Dale, Alan R., Bailey, James A.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Canyons
Cercocarpus montanus
Diet
Feeding habits
Forage
Foraging
Forbs
Leaves
Ovis canadensis
Sheep
Shrubs
Woody plants
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Zusammenfassung:Summer diets of Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) were quantified from microhistological analyses of feces and direct observation of foraging sheep. The leaves of woody plants, especially true mountainmahogany (Cercocarpus montanus), constituted 73-94% of the summer diets. Shrubs providing preferred forage on summer ranges of low-elevation populations of Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep can be important and should be retained when managing sheep habitat.
ISSN:0022-541X
1937-2817
DOI:10.2307/3801056