UNGULATE BROWSING ON 2-YEAR-OLD GROWTH OF SHRUBS ON A BOREAL MIXEDWOOD WINTER RANGE IN SOUTHWESTERN MANITOBA
Moose (Alces alces), elk (Cervus elaphus) and white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) were tracked in snow to sites of intensive feeding during late winter on a Boreal Mixedwood range in southwestern Manitoba. About 40% of the recorded bites for moose and elk on twigs of hazelnut (Corylus cornuta...
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ftjalces:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/1445 2024-06-16T07:33:09+00:00 UNGULATE BROWSING ON 2-YEAR-OLD GROWTH OF SHRUBS ON A BOREAL MIXEDWOOD WINTER RANGE IN SOUTHWESTERN MANITOBA Trottier, Garry C. 1984-01-01 application/pdf http://alcesjournal.org/index.php/alces/article/view/1445 eng eng Lakehead University http://alcesjournal.org/index.php/alces/article/view/1445/1517 http://alcesjournal.org/index.php/alces/article/view/1445 Alces: A Journal Devoted to the Biology and Management of Moose; Vol. 20 (1984): Alces Vol. 20 (1984); 47-59 2293-6629 0835-5851 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed Article 1984 ftjalces 2024-05-22T03:01:08Z Moose (Alces alces), elk (Cervus elaphus) and white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) were tracked in snow to sites of intensive feeding during late winter on a Boreal Mixedwood range in southwestern Manitoba. About 40% of the recorded bites for moose and elk on twigs of hazelnut (Corylus cornuta) terminated in 2-year-old wood. On average only 10% or less of the bites on aspen (Populus tremuloides), saskatoon (Amelanchier alnifolia), res osier (Cornus stolonifera), choke cherry (Prunus virginiana), and pin cherry (Prunus pensylvanica) terminated in 2-year-old wood. White-tailed deer seldom browsed other than current twig growth. Hazelnut was the most abundant food item on the range and the primary food item in ungulate diets. The relevance of these results to assessing range carrying capacity, range nutrition, range utilization, and foraging niches of ungulates is discussed. Article in Journal/Newspaper Alces alces Alces (A Journal Devoted to the Biology and Management of Moose) |
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Moose (Alces alces), elk (Cervus elaphus) and white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) were tracked in snow to sites of intensive feeding during late winter on a Boreal Mixedwood range in southwestern Manitoba. About 40% of the recorded bites for moose and elk on twigs of hazelnut (Corylus cornuta) terminated in 2-year-old wood. On average only 10% or less of the bites on aspen (Populus tremuloides), saskatoon (Amelanchier alnifolia), res osier (Cornus stolonifera), choke cherry (Prunus virginiana), and pin cherry (Prunus pensylvanica) terminated in 2-year-old wood. White-tailed deer seldom browsed other than current twig growth. Hazelnut was the most abundant food item on the range and the primary food item in ungulate diets. The relevance of these results to assessing range carrying capacity, range nutrition, range utilization, and foraging niches of ungulates is discussed. |
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Trottier, Garry C. UNGULATE BROWSING ON 2-YEAR-OLD GROWTH OF SHRUBS ON A BOREAL MIXEDWOOD WINTER RANGE IN SOUTHWESTERN MANITOBA |
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Trottier, Garry C. |
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Trottier, Garry C. |
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UNGULATE BROWSING ON 2-YEAR-OLD GROWTH OF SHRUBS ON A BOREAL MIXEDWOOD WINTER RANGE IN SOUTHWESTERN MANITOBA |
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UNGULATE BROWSING ON 2-YEAR-OLD GROWTH OF SHRUBS ON A BOREAL MIXEDWOOD WINTER RANGE IN SOUTHWESTERN MANITOBA |
title_full |
UNGULATE BROWSING ON 2-YEAR-OLD GROWTH OF SHRUBS ON A BOREAL MIXEDWOOD WINTER RANGE IN SOUTHWESTERN MANITOBA |
title_fullStr |
UNGULATE BROWSING ON 2-YEAR-OLD GROWTH OF SHRUBS ON A BOREAL MIXEDWOOD WINTER RANGE IN SOUTHWESTERN MANITOBA |
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UNGULATE BROWSING ON 2-YEAR-OLD GROWTH OF SHRUBS ON A BOREAL MIXEDWOOD WINTER RANGE IN SOUTHWESTERN MANITOBA |
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ungulate browsing on 2-year-old growth of shrubs on a boreal mixedwood winter range in southwestern manitoba |
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Lakehead University |
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1984 |
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http://alcesjournal.org/index.php/alces/article/view/1445 |
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Alces alces |
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Alces alces |
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Alces: A Journal Devoted to the Biology and Management of Moose; Vol. 20 (1984): Alces Vol. 20 (1984); 47-59 2293-6629 0835-5851 |
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http://alcesjournal.org/index.php/alces/article/view/1445/1517 http://alcesjournal.org/index.php/alces/article/view/1445 |
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