Influence supplementary feeding on bark browsing by red deer (Cervus elaphus) under experimental conditions

Rajský, M.; Vodňanský, M.; Hell, P.; Slamečka, J.; Kropil, Rudolf; Rajský, D.

doi:10.1007/s10344-008-0199-2

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“…In studies on red deer, animals having access to meadow hay as a sole supplementary feed consumed several times larger quantities of spruce bark than deer fed with a combination of silage, oat, and pellet concentrate (Rajský et al, 2008). In BPF meadow hay and silage (occasionally beetroots) are the main feed delivered to the bison.…”

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Influence of management practices on large herbivore diet—Case of European bison in Białowieża Primeval Forest (Poland)

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Forest Ecology and Management

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Influence of management practices on large herbivore diet—Case of European bison in Białowieża Primeval Forest (Poland)

Kowalczyk

Taberlet

Coissac

et al. 2011

Forest Ecology and Management

165

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“…The similarities between the responses elicited in wild herbivores to predators and to non-predatory human disturbance have led to the assumption that animals may perceive all human disturbance as a predation risk (Frid and Dill 2002) and, as such, human disturbance could have important effects on habitat selection and diet composition (Lima and Dill 1990;Frid and Dill 2002). Indeed, daytime browsing of tree bark by red deer has been associated with disturbance in areas where hunting is practised, posing an increasing threat to forests (Rajsky et al, 2008).…”

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Effects of human disturbance on the diet composition of wild red deer (Cervus elaphus)

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Disturbance from human recreational activities may affect the nutrition of free-ranging herbivores due to trade-offs between feeding in preferred habitats and perceived predation risk. To test this hypothesis, we estimated diet composition for red deer in the Scottish highlands in spring, when recreational activity tends to be high, and in winter when it is lower. We analysed faecal samples from three habitat types (grassland, heather moorland and woodland) collected at sites close to a busy track (disturbed) and at a distance from it (less disturbed). The diet consisted of 39% grasses, sedges, herbs and rushes (GSHR) and 58% Calluna vulgaris and Erica spp. (heather) in spring, compared with 14% grasses and 77% heather in winter, with small quantities of Vaccinium spp. (berry) and Pinus sylvestris (tree) in both seasons. In spring, faeces from disturbed grass and woodland sites indicated a diet with less GSHR and more heather and tree than faeces from less-disturbed sites, which could be due to an increased need for vigilance in exposed grassland and the need to seek cover. In contrast, faeces from all disturbed sites in winter indicated a diet with more GSHR and less heather than faeces from less-disturbed sites. This could be due to a seasonal decline in recreation and increase in hunting activity reversing the disturbance levels at the different sites, since hunting is not normally carried out in areas used by the public for recreation. We conclude that there may be nutritional benefits to deer of reducing disturbance near open grassland.

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“…Some authors even consider this practice as negative, causing substantial browsing deterioration in forests (Luccarini et al 2006). But feeding experiments under controlled conditions (Rajsky et al 2008) indicate that correctly designed supplementary winter feeding could be used as a tool for effective game damage control. However, data in this study confirmed that migration is a very important component of resilient and sustainable ecosystems and its understanding is the key to a future successful management.…”

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Home range and migration patterns of male red deer Cervus elaphus in Western Carpathians

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This study provides for the first time in the Carpathians analysis of spatial behaviour of 20 male red deer monitored during 2005-2013 using radio-telemetry. Two distinct spatial patterns were displayed in the same local population, i.e. residential and migratory. Residential annual home ranges were significantly smaller compared to migratory ones using both Minimum Convex Polygon and Kernel Home Range, due to periodic movement of migrants between distinct seasonal ranges. Residents remained in the same area throughout the year and showed a positive age effect on the home range size. While seasonal ranges of migrants were comparable in size, residents surprisingly expanded their space use in winter compared to other seasons. Fidelity to seasonal ranges over the years, especially winter, was striking and comparable in both migrants and residents with increasing tendency throughout the year (37-68 %). Vertical differences in home range altitudes were most obvious in migrants, although in both migrant types, significant descent was recorded during the winter. The longest horizontal movements were recorded in three young stags emigrating to neighbouring mountain ranges (30, 47 and 65 km). Because 45 % of the population seems to be migratory, the data support importance of large-scale hunting management established in Slovakia in 2009.

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Influence supplementary feeding on bark browsing by red deer (Cervus elaphus) under experimental conditions

Abstract: The effect of various supplementary feeds on bark browsing was studied in red deer under controlled conditions. Fifteen female red deer were randomly assigned to five dietary treatments (n=3 animals each)

Cited by 25 publications

References 12 publications

Influence of management practices on large herbivore diet—Case of European bison in Białowieża Primeval Forest (Poland)

Influence of management practices on large herbivore diet—Case of European bison in Białowieża Primeval Forest (Poland)

Effects of human disturbance on the diet composition of wild red deer (Cervus elaphus)

Home range and migration patterns of male red deer Cervus elaphus in Western Carpathians

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