Distribution Of Winter Browsing By Moose: Evidence Of Long-Term Stability In Northern Sweden

• Main Authors: Palo, Thomas, Öhmark, Sara, Iason, Glenn
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Mittuniversitetet, Avdelningen för naturvetenskap 2015
• Subjects: Alces alces; foraging distribution; moose; mountain birch; predictability; spatial scale; willow; Natural Sciences; Naturvetenskap; Abisko; Northern Sweden; Subarctic
• Online Access: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:miun:diva-24962

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