Deer browsing and shrub competition set sapling recruitment height and interact with light to shape recruitment niches for temperate forest tree species
For temperate forests, Michigan, USA, we asked:(1) does evidence exist for a height-
dependent sapling recruitment bottleneck caused by shrub layer competition and white …
dependent sapling recruitment bottleneck caused by shrub layer competition and white …
Climate, tree masting and spatial behaviour in wild boar (Sus scrofa L.): insight from a long-term study
Key message Climate factors affect seed biomass production which in turn influences
autumn wild boar spatial behaviour. Adaptive management strategies require an …
autumn wild boar spatial behaviour. Adaptive management strategies require an …
[HTML][HTML] Temperate coppice forests in north-western Italy are resilient to wild ungulate browsing in the short to medium term
In southern European temperate forests, coppicing is a traditional form of forest
management that shaped the present cultural landscape, providing multiple ecosystem …
management that shaped the present cultural landscape, providing multiple ecosystem …
[HTML][HTML] Predicting forest damage using relative abundance of multiple deer species and national forest inventory data
Deer, both native and non-native, can damage forest ecosystems when occurring at high
densities, impacting biodiversity and ecological functioning at multiple levels. The ecological …
densities, impacting biodiversity and ecological functioning at multiple levels. The ecological …
[PDF][PDF] Forest-food nexus: a topical opportunity for human well-being and silviculture
As population will reach over 9 billion by 2050, interest in the forest-food nexus is rising.
Forests play an important role in food production and nutrition. Forests can provide …
Forests play an important role in food production and nutrition. Forests can provide …
[HTML][HTML] Allometric scaling models for tree saplings: Assessing potential fodder for ungulate herbivores
Abstract Knowledge of the quantity of twig dry mass (available fodder) of saplings is crucial
for understanding tree recruitment under wild ungulate browsing pressure in forest …
for understanding tree recruitment under wild ungulate browsing pressure in forest …
[PDF][PDF] Coppice forests, or the changeable aspect of things, a review
G Fabbio - Annals of Silvicultural Research, 2016 - core.ac.uk
Coppiced forests were the main source of firewood, brushwood, and charcoal for rural and
urban settlements' basic needs such as cooking food and domestic heating for thousands of …
urban settlements' basic needs such as cooking food and domestic heating for thousands of …
Molecular Survey of Babesia spp. and Anaplasma phagocytophilum in Roe Deer from a Wildlife Rescue Center in Italy
A Cafiso, C Bazzocchi, M Cavagna, E Di Lorenzo… - Animals, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Roe deer, whose populations are increasing and expanding throughout
Europe, are suitable hosts for the maintenance of a variety of infectious tick-vectored …
Europe, are suitable hosts for the maintenance of a variety of infectious tick-vectored …
[HTML][HTML] Long-term response to thinning in a beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) coppice stand under conversion to high forest in Central Italy
European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) forests have a long history of coppicing, but the
majority of formerly managed coppices are currently under conversion to high forest. The …
majority of formerly managed coppices are currently under conversion to high forest. The …
[HTML][HTML] Warning in the woods: Species-specific and functional responses of the understorey along a deer browsing intensity gradient in a mixed temperate forest in …
Understanding and predicting responses of plant community diversity and ecosystem
functioning to disturbance is essential to achieving forest conservation and management …
functioning to disturbance is essential to achieving forest conservation and management …