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Ecological relationships between cervid herbivory and understory vegetation in old-growth Sitka spruce-western hemlock forests in western Washington

Creator:

Happe, Patricia Jenkins

Abstract:

The relationships between black-tailed deer (Odocoileus hemionus columbianus) and Roosevelt elk (Cervus elaphus roosevelti) herbivory and understory vegetation in unmanaged forests in Olympic National Park were studied from 1985 - 1989. From 1985 to 1986 I studied the impact of cervid exclusion on shrub, fern, and forb forage quality, tannin...

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Dissertation

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AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Patricia J. Happe for the degree
The use of suburban habitats by Columbian black-tailed deer

Creator:

Happe, Patricia Jenkin

Abstract:

The movements, habitat use, and activity patterns of black-tailed deer in western Oregon, and the influence of suburban housing developments on the behavior of deer in the area, were studied and described. Radio telemetry, spotlight censusing, and a resident questionnaire were used to document the behavior of deer. Radio telemetry...

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Masters Thesis