Forage acquisition by sympatric cervids along an old-growth sere
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Authors: D. M. Leslie, Jr, E. E. Starkey, and B. G. Smith
Date: 1987
Journal: Journal of Mammalogy
Volume: 68
Number: 2
Pages: 430-434
Summary of Methods: The diets of Roosevelt elk (Cervus elaphus roosevelti) and Columbian black-tailed deer (Odocoileus hemionus columbianus) were very similar and consisted of similar seral affinities. During the fall of 1980, the elk and deer had 49% dietary overlap, followed by a 75% overlap in the winter of 1981. Deer tended to consume more browse (summer diet: 6.6% grass and 34% browse), while elk consumed more grass (summer diet: 16.4% grass and 15.8% browse). These results suggest that forage partitioning along the sere did not occur between the two species.
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: roosevelt elk, cervus elaphus roosevelti, columbian black-tailed deer, odocoileus hemionus columbianus, dietary overlap, seral affinities
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