Elk, mule deer, and cattle habitats in central Arizona
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Authors: M. C. Wallace, and P. R. Krausman
Date: 1987
Journal: Journal of Range Management
Volume: 40
Number: 1
Pages: 80-83
Summary of Methods: Wallace and Krausman studied the effects of cattle grazing on the habitat selection of elk and mule deer. The authors found that the number of cattle within the study site, considered to be a moderate stocking rate, inhibited elk selection of the habitat types they preferred in the ungrazed treatments. Mule deer did not seem to be displaced by the cattle, since the cattle were never found in the areas classified as mule deer habitat. Overall, the presence of cattle on the grazed treatments had a negative effect on elk and mule deer numbers.
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: habitat selection, discrimination function, ponderosa pine-bunchgrass
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