Ungulate foraging areas on seasonal rangelands in northeastern Oregon
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Authors: D. P. Sheehy, and M. Varva
Date: 1996
Journal: Journal of Range Management
Volume: 49
Number: 1
Pages: 16-23
Summary of Methods: Sheehy and Varva looked at the causes of spatial and temporal separation between elk, mule deer and cattle. They found that temporal separation was the most important factor for alleviating the encounters of wild ungulates and cattle. Spatial separation was a secondary factor contributing to the lack of encounters, especially between the three major ungulates in this study. Increased ungulate grazing could have the potential to increase conflict between elk and cattle because their dietary overlap is larger than that of elk and mule deer or mule deer and cattle. Overall, the amount of overlap seen between domestic livestock and wild ungulates was quite small and seemed to be showing no adverse affect to either party.
Article Summary / Main Points: None
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Agrovoc Control Words: Riparian zones Rangelands Wildlife
Article Review Type: Refereed
Article Type: Experimental Research
Keywords: mule deer, odocoileus hemionus, elk, cervus elaphus, cattle, bos taurus, diet overlap, preferences, selection, geographic information system
Annotation: Cattle grazing intensity not defined. Authors only give numbers for mule deer and elk.
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