Some aspects of forage production, utilization, and percent cover were studied on Santa Catalina Island from July 1971 through April 1973. Food habits of feral goats (Capra hircus) were examined in December 1974 and May 1975. During May 1975 herbaceous vegetation comprised 92% of the diet of the goats. It was proposed that goats are not primarily browsers by preference, but are opportunistic generalists and tend to consume the most palatable vegetation available. Significant vegetational differences are found between adjacent goat-inhabited and goat-free areas of the island. It was concluded that precise ecological knowledge is needed to properly manage both domestic and feral goats. This material was digitized as part of a cooperative project between the Society for Range Management and the University of Arizona Libraries. The Journal of Range Management archives are made available by the Society for Range Management and the University of Arizona Libraries. Contact lbry-journals@email.arizona.edu for further information. Migrated from OJS platform August 2020
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