Seasonal quality of forages used by moose in the aspen‐dominated boreal forest, central Alberta
Forages used by moose, Alces alces , in the aspen‐dominated boreal forest were studied to determine seasonal changes in digestibility (nylon bag technique) and chemical composition. Digestibility of all forage classes increased to 70% during spring and summer with the presence of new growth and decl...
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crwiley:10.1111/j.1600-0587.1988.tb00788.x 2023-12-03T10:08:56+01:00 Seasonal quality of forages used by moose in the aspen‐dominated boreal forest, central Alberta Renecker, Lyle A. Hudson, Robert J. 1988 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0587.1988.tb00788.x https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1600-0587.1988.tb00788.x https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1600-0587.1988.tb00788.x en eng Wiley http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor Ecography volume 11, issue 2, page 111-118 ISSN 0906-7590 1600-0587 Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics journal-article 1988 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0587.1988.tb00788.x 2023-11-09T13:30:13Z Forages used by moose, Alces alces , in the aspen‐dominated boreal forest were studied to determine seasonal changes in digestibility (nylon bag technique) and chemical composition. Digestibility of all forage classes increased to 70% during spring and summer with the presence of new growth and declined to a low of 30% with plant maturation and dormancy. Mean protein contents during these periods were >20% and <7%, respectively. Nutritional quality of herbaceous forages peaked earlier and higher than that of woody plants in spring but quality declined earlier and reached slightly lower levels in late winter. Cell wall composition of grasses, sedge, and foliage varied seasonally and was correlated with forage digestibility. In multiple linear regression models, hemicellulose, cellulose, and lignin content of browse, grass, and sedge provided significant predictions of digestibility. Article in Journal/Newspaper Alces alces Wiley Online Library (via Crossref) Ecography 11 2 111 118 |
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Forages used by moose, Alces alces , in the aspen‐dominated boreal forest were studied to determine seasonal changes in digestibility (nylon bag technique) and chemical composition. Digestibility of all forage classes increased to 70% during spring and summer with the presence of new growth and declined to a low of 30% with plant maturation and dormancy. Mean protein contents during these periods were >20% and <7%, respectively. Nutritional quality of herbaceous forages peaked earlier and higher than that of woody plants in spring but quality declined earlier and reached slightly lower levels in late winter. Cell wall composition of grasses, sedge, and foliage varied seasonally and was correlated with forage digestibility. In multiple linear regression models, hemicellulose, cellulose, and lignin content of browse, grass, and sedge provided significant predictions of digestibility. |
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Seasonal quality of forages used by moose in the aspen‐dominated boreal forest, central Alberta |
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Seasonal quality of forages used by moose in the aspen‐dominated boreal forest, central Alberta |
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Seasonal quality of forages used by moose in the aspen‐dominated boreal forest, central Alberta |
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Seasonal quality of forages used by moose in the aspen‐dominated boreal forest, central Alberta |
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Seasonal quality of forages used by moose in the aspen‐dominated boreal forest, central Alberta |
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seasonal quality of forages used by moose in the aspen‐dominated boreal forest, central alberta |
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