DISTRIBUTION OF WINTER BROWSING BY MOOSE: EVIDENCE OF LONG-TERM STABILITY IN NORTHERN SWEDEN

• Main Authors: Palo, R. Thomas, Öhmark, Sara M., Iason, Glenn R.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Lakehead University 2015
• Subjects: Browsing; trees; spatial scale; time; Abisko; Alces alces; Northern Sweden; Subarctic
• Online Access: http://alcesjournal.org/index.php/alces/article/view/148

Predicting spatial distribution of large herbivore foraging is important for successful management, but accurate predictions remain elusive against a background of multiple causes modified by environmental stochasticity. Moose (Alces alces) might prefer to browse areas with high plant density, but i...