COMPARISON OF A DEER YARD AND A MOOSE YARD IN NOVA SCOTIA
A winter concentration area or "yard" of moose (Alces alces) was compared with a nearby deer (Odocoileus virginianus) winter concentration area. Although both were on the middle of southwest facing slopes, the deer yard was steeper and drier. The deer yard was 500 ft lower in elevation and...
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crcansciencepubl:10.1139/z67-061 2023-12-17T10:18:01+01:00 COMPARISON OF A DEER YARD AND A MOOSE YARD IN NOVA SCOTIA Telfer, Edmund S. 1967 http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z67-061 http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/z67-061 en eng Canadian Science Publishing http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/page/about/CorporateTextAndDataMining Canadian Journal of Zoology volume 45, issue 4, page 485-490 ISSN 0008-4301 1480-3283 Animal Science and Zoology Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics journal-article 1967 crcansciencepubl https://doi.org/10.1139/z67-061 2023-11-19T13:38:32Z A winter concentration area or "yard" of moose (Alces alces) was compared with a nearby deer (Odocoileus virginianus) winter concentration area. Although both were on the middle of southwest facing slopes, the deer yard was steeper and drier. The deer yard was 500 ft lower in elevation and had a more continuous cover of heavy softwood, a thinner snow cover, and a smaller browse supply than the moose yard. Article in Journal/Newspaper Alces alces Canadian Science Publishing (via Crossref) Canadian Journal of Zoology 45 4 485 490 |
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A winter concentration area or "yard" of moose (Alces alces) was compared with a nearby deer (Odocoileus virginianus) winter concentration area. Although both were on the middle of southwest facing slopes, the deer yard was steeper and drier. The deer yard was 500 ft lower in elevation and had a more continuous cover of heavy softwood, a thinner snow cover, and a smaller browse supply than the moose yard. |
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COMPARISON OF A DEER YARD AND A MOOSE YARD IN NOVA SCOTIA |
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COMPARISON OF A DEER YARD AND A MOOSE YARD IN NOVA SCOTIA |
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COMPARISON OF A DEER YARD AND A MOOSE YARD IN NOVA SCOTIA |
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COMPARISON OF A DEER YARD AND A MOOSE YARD IN NOVA SCOTIA |
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COMPARISON OF A DEER YARD AND A MOOSE YARD IN NOVA SCOTIA |
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comparison of a deer yard and a moose yard in nova scotia |
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