MOOSE-SNOWSHOE HARE COMPETITION DURING PEAK HARE DENSITIES

Browsing intensity by moose (Alces alces) and snowshoe hares (Lepus americanus) was measured in several habitat types during the peak and declining phases of the hare cycle to determine the degree of food and spatial overlap. During low population densities, hares remained in closed-canopy forest co...

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Main Author: Wolff, Jerry O.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Lakehead University 1980
Subjects:
Alces alces
Online Access:http://alcesjournal.org/index.php/alces/article/view/1651
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spelling ftjalces:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/1651 2024-06-16T07:33:08+00:00 MOOSE-SNOWSHOE HARE COMPETITION DURING PEAK HARE DENSITIES Wolff, Jerry O. 1980-01-01 application/pdf http://alcesjournal.org/index.php/alces/article/view/1651 eng eng Lakehead University http://alcesjournal.org/index.php/alces/article/view/1651/1723 http://alcesjournal.org/index.php/alces/article/view/1651 Alces: A Journal Devoted to the Biology and Management of Moose; Vol. 16 (1980): Alces Vol. 16 (1980); 238-254 2293-6629 0835-5851 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer-reviewed Article 1980 ftjalces 2024-05-22T03:01:08Z Browsing intensity by moose (Alces alces) and snowshoe hares (Lepus americanus) was measured in several habitat types during the peak and declining phases of the hare cycle to determine the degree of food and spatial overlap. During low population densities, hares remained in closed-canopy forest consisting of dense black spruce or willow-alder thickets, whereas moose foraged primarily in the more open early seral communities less than 20 years old. During the winters of high hare densities from 1970 to 1973, hares invaded the more open stands and consumed up to 100% of the available browse. Article in Journal/Newspaper Alces alces Alces (A Journal Devoted to the Biology and Management of Moose)
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description Browsing intensity by moose (Alces alces) and snowshoe hares (Lepus americanus) was measured in several habitat types during the peak and declining phases of the hare cycle to determine the degree of food and spatial overlap. During low population densities, hares remained in closed-canopy forest consisting of dense black spruce or willow-alder thickets, whereas moose foraged primarily in the more open early seral communities less than 20 years old. During the winters of high hare densities from 1970 to 1973, hares invaded the more open stands and consumed up to 100% of the available browse.
format Article in Journal/Newspaper
author Wolff, Jerry O.
spellingShingle Wolff, Jerry O.
MOOSE-SNOWSHOE HARE COMPETITION DURING PEAK HARE DENSITIES
author_facet Wolff, Jerry O.
author_sort Wolff, Jerry O.
title MOOSE-SNOWSHOE HARE COMPETITION DURING PEAK HARE DENSITIES
title_short MOOSE-SNOWSHOE HARE COMPETITION DURING PEAK HARE DENSITIES
title_full MOOSE-SNOWSHOE HARE COMPETITION DURING PEAK HARE DENSITIES
title_fullStr MOOSE-SNOWSHOE HARE COMPETITION DURING PEAK HARE DENSITIES
title_full_unstemmed MOOSE-SNOWSHOE HARE COMPETITION DURING PEAK HARE DENSITIES
title_sort moose-snowshoe hare competition during peak hare densities
publisher Lakehead University
publishDate 1980
url http://alcesjournal.org/index.php/alces/article/view/1651
genre Alces alces
genre_facet Alces alces
op_source Alces: A Journal Devoted to the Biology and Management of Moose; Vol. 16 (1980): Alces Vol. 16 (1980); 238-254
2293-6629
0835-5851
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