Winter nutrition and population ecology of white-tailed deer in the central Superior National Forest.

Glenn D. DelGuidice; Michael E. Nelson; L. David Mech

doi:10.2737/NC-GTR-147

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Winter nutrition and population ecology of white-tailed deer in the central Superior National Forest.

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Glenn D. DelGuidice, Michael E. Nelson, L. David Mech

Year:

1991

Type:

General Technical Report

Station:

Northern Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2737/NC-GTR-147

Source:

General Technical Report NC-147. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station

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Abstract

Summarizes 15 years of studying white-tailed deer social ecology, movements, winter nutritional physiology, reproduction, survival, mortality, and population changes in the central Superior National Forest. Applied results of nutritional experiments with captive deer to interpretation of data from wild deer.

Keywords

deer, ecology, nutrition, wolves, predation

Citation

DelGuidice, Glenn D.; Nelson, Michael E.; Mech, L. David. 1991. Winter nutrition and population ecology of white-tailed deer in the central Superior National Forest. General Technical Report NC-147. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station