Kingery et al. looked at the possible interactions between cattle, elk and white-tailed deer through fecal analysis to determine the species composition. They found that elk and cattle were most likely to have overlapping diets within the grand fir habitat type. White-tailed deer and cattle were found to have no significant overlap in any of the five seral stages. The authors did find that in the red cedar habitat, elk and white-tailed deer had a notable overlap that was not expected. Another unexpected result in the red cedar habitat was that elk and cattle only displayed similar bite and foraging selection in the autumn.
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