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Title: Effects of deer browsing, fabric mats, and tree shelters on Quercus rubra seedlings
Journal: Restoration Ecology
Authors: E. E. Stange, and K. L. Shea
Date: 1998
Summary: Stange and Shea determined the significance of deer (Odocoileus virginianus) browsing on planted northern red oak (Quercus rubra) seedlings and how the use of fabric mats and tree shelters affected growth and survival of these seedlings. Browsing by deer occurred on 68.6% of the seedlings growing without tree shelters, whereas only 3.6% of the trees were browsed by mice (Peromyscus sp.) or voles (Microtus pennsylvanicus) and 2.5% were browsed by rabbits (Sylvilagus floridanus). Seedlings ...
Agrovoc Control Words: Riparian zones, Rangelands, Wildlife
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