Diet selection by introduced red deer in New Zealand, and its impact on native forest plant species
New Zealand has no native mammalian herbivores, and the recent introduction of deer to the country is having a major impact on native vegetation. This thesis explores aspects of the foraging ecology of introduced deer and the responses of native plant species to browsing. In Chapter 1, I introduce t...
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University of Cambridge
2004
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| Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.596517 |