Temporospatial distributions of elk, mule deer, and cattle: resource partitioning and competitive displacement
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1969
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Stewart et al. determined that depending on the season, cattle, elk and mule deer competitively exclude each other due to resource partitioning. Cattle avoided mule deer and elk in the summer and spring by staying in low level riparian areas. Once Autumn came, elk and mule deer began moving from the high elevations and their niches were overlapping cattle until their removal in October. The authors conclude that cattle compete with elk and mule deer, by forcing them to select different habitat types and vegetation.
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en
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Cervus elaphus
mule deer
Odocoileus hemionus
Oregon
competition
competitive exclusion
elk
free-ranging cattle
niche partitioning
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