Deer damage in central hardwoods: a potential problem

Nancy G. Tilghman; David A. Marquis

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Deer damage in central hardwoods: a potential problem

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Nancy G. Tilghman, David A. Marquis

Year:

1989

Type:

Other

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

In: Hutchinson, Jay G., ed. Central hardwood notes. St. Paul, MN.: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station. 8.01

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Abstract

A major part of the diet of white-tailed deer consists of herbaceous plants, acorns, other tree fruits, and the twigs of trees and shrubs. Deer browsing on young tree seedlings can influence the success of regeneration in forest stands. Excessive deer browsing is not a major problem in the central hardwood forest type, except in parts of Pennsylvania and, to a lesser extent, in West Virginia.

Parent Publication

Central hardwood notes

Citation

Tilghman, Nancy G.; Marquis, David A. 1989. Deer damage in central hardwoods: a potential problem. In: Hutchinson, Jay G., ed. Central hardwood notes. St. Paul, MN.: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station. 8.01