Variability in deer diet and plant vulnerability to browsing among forests with different establishment years of sika deer
Increased ungulate browsing alters the composition of plant communities and modifies forest ecosystems worldwide. Ungulates alter their diet following changes in availability of plant species; however, we know little about how browse selection and plant community composition change with different st...
Main Authors: | Yuzu Sakata, Nami Shirahama, Ayaka Uechi, Kunihiro Okano |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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PeerJ Inc.
2021-09-01
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Series: | PeerJ |
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Online Access: | https://peerj.com/articles/12165.pdf |
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