Differential and interacting impacts of invasive plants and white-tailed deer in eastern US forests
Abstract Forests in eastern North America are experiencing high densities of white-tailed
deer (Odocoileus virginianus) and encroachment by invasive plants, both of which threaten …
deer (Odocoileus virginianus) and encroachment by invasive plants, both of which threaten …
Functional traits—not nativeness—shape the effects of large mammalian herbivores on plant communities
Large mammalian herbivores (megafauna) have experienced extinctions and declines since
prehistory. Introduced megafauna have partly counteracted these losses yet are thought to …
prehistory. Introduced megafauna have partly counteracted these losses yet are thought to …
[HTML][HTML] Recent advances in plant-herbivore interactions
Plant-herbivore interactions shape community dynamics across marine, freshwater, and
terrestrial habitats. From amphipods to elephants and from algae to trees, plant-herbivore …
terrestrial habitats. From amphipods to elephants and from algae to trees, plant-herbivore …
Overabundant deer and invasive plants drive widespread regeneration debt in eastern United States national parks
Advanced regeneration, in the form of tree seedlings and saplings, is critical for ensuring the
long‐term viability and resilience of forest ecosystems in the eastern United States. Lack of …
long‐term viability and resilience of forest ecosystems in the eastern United States. Lack of …
Effects of species and environmental factors on browsing frequency of young trees in mountain forests affected by natural disturbances
We analyzed the effects of natural disturbances on relationships between forest
regeneration and ungulate browsing. Specifically, we asked if natural disturbances affect …
regeneration and ungulate browsing. Specifically, we asked if natural disturbances affect …
Ungulate exclusion accentuates increases in woody species richness and abundance with canopy gap creation in a temperate hardwood forest
Forest biodiversity is declining due to a wide variety of anthropogenic factors. Forest and
wildlife management can be part of the problem or part of the solution. Our objective was to …
wildlife management can be part of the problem or part of the solution. Our objective was to …
Influence of deer herbivory on regeneration dynamics and gap capture in experimental gaps, 18 years post-harvest
MS VanderMolen, CR Webster - Forest Ecology and Management, 2021 - Elsevier
Declines in species diversity have been linked to shifting disturbance regimes and increases
in ungulate herbivory. Successful forest regeneration depends on silvicultural methods that …
in ungulate herbivory. Successful forest regeneration depends on silvicultural methods that …
Understory plant communities fail to recover species diversity after excluding deer for nearly 20 years
White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) have been overabundant in eastern North
America for more than five decades, resulting in depauperate understories and ricocheting …
America for more than five decades, resulting in depauperate understories and ricocheting …
Regional changes to forest understories since the mid-Twentieth Century: Effects of overabundant deer and other factors in northern New Jersey
JF Kelly - Forest Ecology and Management, 2019 - Elsevier
Increased densities of white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) in eastern North America
cause multiple impacts to forest understories, but few studies have documented their effects …
cause multiple impacts to forest understories, but few studies have documented their effects …
Deer‐mediated changes in environment compound the direct impacts of herbivory on understorey plant communities
In forests of eastern North America, white‐tailed deer (O docoileus virginianus) can directly
affect, via herbivory, the presence, abundance and reproductive success of many plant …
affect, via herbivory, the presence, abundance and reproductive success of many plant …