Mature forests, litterfall and patterns of forage quality as factors in the nutrition of black-tailed deer on Northern Vancouver Island
The relative availability and quantities of black-tailed deer (Odocoileus hemionus columbianus [Richardson]) forage supplied by litterfall and understory vegetation during winter were assessed in selected mature conifer stands in the Nimpkish Valley of northern Vancouver Island. Composition and rate...
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| Language: | English |
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2010
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2429/22373 |