Moose, Alces alces, Winter Browse Use in Central Labrador

To determine the effect of forestry practices on the availability of winter Moose forage, we recorded Moose browse along four 250 m transects in each of five forest regeneration ages. Browse use was greater on 20- and 30-year-old regenerating stands as compared with recently clearcut stands (5 and 1...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:The Canadian Field-Naturalist
Main Authors: Newbury, Tina L., Simon, Neal P. P., Chubbs, Tony E.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: The Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club 2007
Subjects:
Moose
Alces alces
browse
logging
Labrador
Online Access:https://www.canadianfieldnaturalist.ca/index.php/cfn/article/view/505
https://doi.org/10.22621/cfn.v121i4.505
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Summary:To determine the effect of forestry practices on the availability of winter Moose forage, we recorded Moose browse along four 250 m transects in each of five forest regeneration ages. Browse use was greater on 20- and 30-year-old regenerating stands as compared with recently clearcut stands (5 and 10 years old) or mature forest (> 150 years old). Willow (Salix sp.) followed by White Birch (Betula papyrifera) had the highest proportion of browsing by Moose.

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