Woodland Recovery after Suppression of Deer: Cascade effects for Small Mammals, Wood Mice

Over the past century, increases in both density and distribution of deer species in the Northern Hemisphere have resulted in major changes in ground flora and undergrowth vegetation of woodland habitats, and consequentially the animal communities that inhabit them. In this study, we tested whether...

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Published in:PloS one 2012-02, Vol.7 (2), p.e31404
Main Authors: Bush, Emma R, Buesching, Christina D, Slade, Eleanor M, Macdonald, David W
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Language:English
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Summary:Over the past century, increases in both density and distribution of deer species in the Northern Hemisphere have resulted in major changes in ground flora and undergrowth vegetation of woodland habitats, and consequentially the animal communities that inhabit them. In this study, we tested whether recovery in the vegetative habitat of a woodland due to effective deer management (from a peak of 0.4-1.5 to
ISSN:1932-6203
1932-6203
DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0031404