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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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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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. |
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Wolff, Jerry O. |
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Wolff, Jerry O. MOOSE-SNOWSHOE HARE COMPETITION DURING PEAK HARE DENSITIES |
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Wolff, Jerry O. |
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Wolff, Jerry O. |
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MOOSE-SNOWSHOE HARE COMPETITION DURING PEAK HARE DENSITIES |
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MOOSE-SNOWSHOE HARE COMPETITION DURING PEAK HARE DENSITIES |
title_full |
MOOSE-SNOWSHOE HARE COMPETITION DURING PEAK HARE DENSITIES |
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MOOSE-SNOWSHOE HARE COMPETITION DURING PEAK HARE DENSITIES |
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MOOSE-SNOWSHOE HARE COMPETITION DURING PEAK HARE DENSITIES |
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moose-snowshoe hare competition during peak hare densities |
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Lakehead University |
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1980 |
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http://alcesjournal.org/index.php/alces/article/view/1651 |
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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. 16 (1980): Alces Vol. 16 (1980); 238-254 2293-6629 0835-5851 |
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http://alcesjournal.org/index.php/alces/article/view/1651/1723 http://alcesjournal.org/index.php/alces/article/view/1651 |
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