2001
DOI: 10.2307/3088670
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High White-Tailed Deer Density Has Negative Impact on Tallgrass Prairie Forbs

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“…White-tails are medium-sized deer (±40-100 kg), whose range extends from southern Canada to South America (Halls 1984). Where densities of white-tailed deer are high, there is widespread concern about the major negative impacts of deer herbivory on tree regeneration, forest herbs, prairie natives, crops, and ornamentals (Sayre et al 1992;Anderson et al 2001;Rooney 2001;Tzilkowski et al 2002). Given their economic importance as a game resource, there is a vast body of research on most aspects of the ecology of white-tailed deer, including feeding preferences and movement patterns (see Halls 1984;Vellend et al 2003).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 98%
“…White-tails are medium-sized deer (±40-100 kg), whose range extends from southern Canada to South America (Halls 1984). Where densities of white-tailed deer are high, there is widespread concern about the major negative impacts of deer herbivory on tree regeneration, forest herbs, prairie natives, crops, and ornamentals (Sayre et al 1992;Anderson et al 2001;Rooney 2001;Tzilkowski et al 2002). Given their economic importance as a game resource, there is a vast body of research on most aspects of the ecology of white-tailed deer, including feeding preferences and movement patterns (see Halls 1984;Vellend et al 2003).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 98%
“…Whether the browsing damage was caused by reindeer or hare was determined by the appearance of the cuts of the browsed twigs. Hares bite off twigs with their sharp incisors, leaving a very smooth cut surface, whereas reindeer and other cervids tear off branches and leaves, leaving a cut with frayed edges (Anderson et al 2001;Reyes and Vasseur 2003;Öhmark 2015, see Figure 2). We cannot rule out the possibility that some of the 'torn' branches were in fact damaged by moose (Alces alces) but since moose generally stay in birch forests at lower elevations (Ericson et al 2016), moose impact was judged to be minimal.…”
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“…Studies have documented that heavy deer browsing reduces plant growth, the number of reproductive structures and species richness (Tilghman 1989;Balgooyen and Waller 1995;Anderson et al 2001;Fletcher et al 2001;Horsley et al 2003). Herbivory likewise can alter vegetation structure and composition.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 96%