MOOSE AND DEER POPULATION TRENDS IN NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO: A CASE HISTORY

MOOSE AND DEER POPULATION TRENDS IN NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO: A CASE HISTORY

Many interrelated factors contribute to the rise and fall of white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) and moose (Alces alces) populations in the mixed boreal forests of eastern North America where these species often cohabit. A question not satisfactorily answered is why do moose populations perio...

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Main Authors: Bruce Ranta, Murray Lankester
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Lakehead University 2017-01-01
Series:Alces : A Journal Devoted to the Biology and Management of Moose
Subjects:
landscape disturbance
fire
wind
spruce budworm
forest succession
balsam fir
snow depth
white-tailed deer
moose declines
population fluctuations
meningeal worm
Parelaphostrongylus tenuis
Online Access:http://alcesjournal.org/index.php/alces/article/view/227/260

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