NUTRITIONAL QUALITY OF WILLOWS FOR MOOSE: EFFECTS OF TWIG AGE AND DIAMETER

• Main Authors: Spaeth, Douglas F., Bowyer, R. Terry, Stephenson, Thomas R., Barboza, Perry S., Van Ballenberghe, Victor
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Lakehead University 2002
• Subjects: Barclay; Alces alces; Alaska
• Online Access: http://alcesjournal.org/index.php/alces/article/view/513

Alaskan moose (Alces alces gigas) consume willow (Salix spp.) as a fundamental component of their winter diet. We collected Barclay willow (S. barclayi) from 5 nearby sites (15-80 m apart) on the Kenai Peninsula, Alaska, USA, during winter 1999-2000. We tested effects of diameter and age of twigs on...