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- Library Collection RecordHall and Stout determined the effects of interseeding timothy (Phleum pratense) and orchardgrass (Dactylis glomerata) with alfalfa (Medicago sativa) on deer (Odocoileus virginianus) forage…Publication Date 1969
- Odocoileus virginianus
- alfalfa
- Medicago sativa
- economics
- selective grazing
- Forage Value
- white-tailed deer
- Library Collection RecordKreuper et al, found that the removal of cattle from the San Pedro River NCA had a positive effect on the herbaceous vegetation in the riparian and mesquite areas. They found that cattle removal had…Publication Date 1969
- biodiversity
- herbaceous vegetation
- livestock grazing
- overstocking
- Library Collection RecordKnight measured the effects of early and late deer (Odocoileus virginianus) herbivory (actual and simulated), on Trillium grandiflorum. Early season herbivory reduced the potential of the plant to…Publication Date 1969
- Odocoileus virginianus
- tolerance
- eastern North America
- reproductive success
- simulated herbivory
- spatial variation
- timing of herbivory
- Trillium grandiflorum
- white-tailed deer
- Library Collection RecordKingery 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…Publication Date 1969
- interspecific competition
- Bos taurus
- Cervus elaphus
- Odocoileus virginianus
- Abies grandis
- Thuja plicata
- diet selection
- elk
- resource partitioning
- white-tailed deer
- Library Collection RecordIn New Mexico, Kerley et al. studied the effects of cattle browsing on the flowers of the soaptree (Yucca elata), and measured inflorescence consumption and population structure in six populations…Publication Date 1969
- herbivory
- cattle
- biodiversity
- nutritional value of inflorescences
- soaptree
- Yucca elata
- Library Collection RecordDietary overlap between cattle (Bos taurus) and white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) was greatest during the winter and least during the summer. Competition between deer and cattle in the…Publication Date 1969
- Bos taurus
- Odocoileus virginianus
- competition
- dietary overlap
- dietary quality
- facilitative effects
- Library Collection RecordThree study sites (heavy cattle stocking, moderate to light cattle stocking, and no cattle stocking) were used to determine how cattle (Bos taurus) stocking rates influence white-tailed deer (…Publication Date 1969
- Bos taurus
- Odocoileus virginianus
- carcass weights
- cattle stocking
- competition
- reproductive rates
- Library Collection RecordJenkins and Wright looked at the spatial overlap of white-tailed deer, elk and moose niches and how that effected habitat selection and vegetation preferences. The main factor found to influence all…Publication Date 1969
- Odocoileus virginianus
- Cervus elaphus
- moose
- Alces alces
- community type
- elk
- habitat overlap
- vegetation preferences
- white-tailed deer
- Library Collection RecordHerbivores influence growth, recruitment, and mortality rates of plants and may do so in ways correlated with plant density, frequency, or other neighborhood traits, or with competitive abilities.…Publication Date 1969
- biodiversity
- vegetation
- competition
- disturbance
- frequency-dependence
- Library Collection RecordA 6-year study was conducted in tallgrass prairie to assess the effects of grazing management on plant community composition and diversity. Native plant species diversity, species richness, and…Publication Date 1969
- biodiversity
- plant ecology
- range management
- grazing systems
- cattle grazing
- Flint Hills
- stocking rates
- Library Collection RecordHartnett et al. studied the effects of bison grazing in Kansas tallgrass prairie on plant species composition and diversity components in sites of contrasting fire frequency. Cover and frequency of…Publication Date 1969
- biodiversity
- plant communities
- species diversity
- grazing
- tallgrass prairie
- Library Collection RecordLehmhuhl et al. developed a Bayesian Belief network to asses the habitat capability for elk, mule deer and white-tailed deer in the Columbia River basin. Their model weighed factors such as…Publication Date 1969
- Odocoileus hemionus
- Odocoileus virginianus
- Cervus elaphus
- forest management
- Bayesian model
- ecosystem management
- Library Collection RecordAlong the sandy shores of the Great Lakes, two annual flowering plants that grow there are Cakile edentula (sea rocket) and Corispermum hyssopifolium (bugseed). This habitat is unpredictable and…Publication Date 1969
- Odocoileus virginianus
- Cakile edentula
- compensatory response
- Corispermum hyssopifolium
- defoliation intensity
- defoliation stage
- intermediate growth
- white-tailed deer
- Library Collection RecordOverbrowsing by large deer populations in the mixed-conifer hardwood forests of northern Michigan is suspected to be the reason for the limited regeneration of hemlock trees in this area. Frelich…Publication Date 1969
- Odocoileus virginianus
- regeneration
- Tsuga canadensis
- sugar maple
- Acer saccharum
- gap dynamics model
- hemlock
- Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park
- white-tailed deer
- Library Collection RecordRanching is the dominant land use in much of the American West. Although a copious literature has examined the effects of various grazing practices on native ecosystems, Freilich et al. present that…Publication Date 1969
- biodiversity
- grazing
- ranching
- range management
- Library Collection RecordIn this review, Edwards looks at the populations of diverse native grass species, that are found in cattle pastures throughout central California, and how many of these areas have been overgrazed,…Publication Date 1969
- grazing
- California
- livestock
- browsing
- biodiversity
- competition
- exotic herbaceous species
- native grasses
- paleontological studies
- wildflowers
- Library Collection RecordThis study evaluated how white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) home ranges, movement indices and forage availability were effected by short-duration grazing (SDG) and continuous grazing (CG) by…Publication Date 1969
- continuous grazing
- Odocoileus virginianus
- cattle grazing
- home range
- movement indices
- short-duration grazing
- Library Collection RecordThe model developed in this study found that wildlife habitat could be improved by reducing cattle (Bos taurus) grazing intensity from 556 AUMs to 325 AUMs on the study site. Heavy grazing pressure…Publication Date 1969
- Odocoileus virginianus
- cattle grazing
- Colinus virginianus
- economic tradeoffs
- northern bobwhite
- white-tailed deer
- Library Collection RecordThis study examined how woody and herbaceous plant frequency, cover, and overall species diversity have responded to regional variation, both historic and recent, in white-tailed deer (Odocoileus…Publication Date 1969
- Odocoileus virginianus
- plant cover
- species diversity
- bluebead lily
- browsing effects
- Clintonia borealis
- Herbaceous Species
- plant frequency
- white-tailed deer
- Woody Species
- Library Collection RecordThis study, in Illinois, found that Trillium stem height was positively correlated with the percent of the herbaceous understory that is browsed, which indicates that change in stem height can be a…Publication Date 1969
- indicator species
- Odocoileus virginianus
- grazing
- herbivory
- Deer Management
- local extinction
- Trillium grandiflorum
- understory vegetation
- white-flowered trillium
- Library Collection RecordIn this review, Alverson et al. looked at exclosure and population studies that revealed past and current white-tailed deer densities, as low as 4 deer/km2, may prevent regeneration of the once…Publication Date 1969
- Odocoileus virginianus
- herbivory
- forage
- deer densities
- edge habitat
- habitat fragmentation
- timber cutting
- white-tailed deer
- Woody Species
- Library Collection RecordThis study described the effects of white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) browsing on the reproductive efforts of Canada yew (Taxus canadensis marsh.), on four islands off the shores of…Publication Date 1969
- herbivory
- Odocoileus virginianus
- sexual reproduction
- Canada yew
- Taxus canadensis marsh.
- white-tailed deer
- woody plant
- Library Collection RecordStromayer and Warren examined the evidence describing white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) browsing impacts on woody vegetation communities in the eastern United States, and revealed 3 possible…Publication Date 1969
- Odocoileus virginianus
- browsing
- alternate stable state
- Eastern United States
- forest regeneration
- white-tailed deer
- woody-plant communities
- Library Collection RecordThis article is a survey and summary of 113 articles on the major effects of livestock grazing on riparian and stream ecosystems of the arid West.Publication Date 1969
- biodiversity
- riparian vegetation
- arid West
- cattle grazing impacts
- riparian ecosystems
- riparian exclosures
- riparian soils
- stream channel morphology
- stream water quality
- Library Collection RecordThe purpose of this study was to test the hypothesis that late growing-season fire causes a short-term increase in frequency and species richness of subdominant and rare species in a warm-season…Publication Date 1969
- biodiversity
- dominance
- ecological restoration
- fire season
- prescribed fire
- species richness
- tallgrass prairie
- Library Collection RecordFour different management systems were examined in this southwestern Wisconsin study: grass buffer strips, woody buffer strips, rotational grazing and continuous grazing. Among the treatments, woody…Publication Date 1969
- biodiversity
- Wisconsin
- continuous grazing
- rotational grazing
- grassy buffer strips
- Phalaris arundinacea L.
- reed canarygrass
- woody buffer strips
- Library Collection RecordThis article reviews evidence for the contention that chronic high densities of white-tailed deer are having multiple and substantial, deleterious ecological impacts across many regions. Deer have…Publication Date 1969
- Odocoileus virginianus
- forage
- Eastern United States
- habitat
- white-tailed deer
- Library Collection RecordVan Auken documents woody species population changes in the Edwards Plateau region of Texas. Photographic evidence showed a lack of Mexican juniper (Juniperus ashei) seedlings in evergreen woodlands…Publication Date 1969
- Odocoileus virginianus
- woody plants
- population structure
- Edwards Plateau
- plant population change
- white-tailed deer
- Library Collection RecordThe impacts of deer (Odocoileus virginianus) herbivory on forest regeneration were determined in clearcut, thinned, and uncut Pennsylvania hardwood forest plots stocked at different deer densities.…Publication Date 1969
- Odocoileus virginianus
- species diversity
- clearcutting
- Alleghany hardwood forests
- herbivore density
- species composition
- white-tailed deer
- Library Collection RecordThe effects of deer (Odocoileus virginianus) and moth (Periploca ceanothiella) herbivory on the vegetative and reproductive growth of New Jersey tea (Ceanothus herbaceous) was measured in burned and…Publication Date 1969
- Odocoileus virginianus
- Flint Hills
- grazing tolerance
- Periploca ceanothiella
- plant growth form
- stem galling moth
- white-tailed deer
- Library Collection RecordHabitat burning influenced white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) forage-class use more than cattle (Bos taurus) grazing, except in the winter. Yearlong cattle grazing resulted in less browse on…Publication Date 1969
- Odocoileus virginianus
- Bos taurus
- diet diversity
- forage availability
- generalist forager
- white-tailed deer
- Library Collection RecordWhite-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) diet selectivity and diet digestibility was reduced, but foraging efficiency was increased, due to cattle (Bos taurus) grazing. Deer were able to more…Publication Date 1969
- Odocoileus virginianus
- Bos taurus
- diet digestibility
- diet selectivity
- foraging efficiency
- white-tailed deer
- Library Collection RecordWhite-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) preferred browse and forbs yearlong, while cattle (Bos taurus) preferred grasses during the spring and summer and browse and herbage during the fall and…Publication Date 1969
- Odocoileus virginianus
- Bos taurus
- browse
- competition
- dietary overlap
- white-tailed deer
- Library Collection RecordThis is a summary of 171 papers on livestock grazing in the West.Publication Date 1969
- biodiversity
- alteration of ecosystem structure
- ecosystem functioning
- livestock grazing
- riparian habitats
- species composition
- Western United States
- Library Collection RecordStrauss measured the impacts of deer (Odocoileus virginianus) and beetle (Blepharida rhois and Oberea ocellata) herbivory on smooth sumac (Rhus glabra) plants at the Minnesota Cedar Creek Natural…Publication Date 1969
- Odocoileus virginianus
- additive effects
- Blepharida rhois
- chrysomelid beetle
- Oberea ocellata
- Rhus glabra
- smooth sumac
- white-tailed deer
- Library Collection RecordStrauss measured the effects of deer (Odocoileus virginianus) selection of smooth sumac (Rhus glabra) shoots on plant growth, and compared the results to a similar study that utilized simulated…Publication Date 1969
- deer
- Odocoileus virginianus
- plant growth
- Rhus glabra
- selective browsing
- simulated grazing
- smooth sumac
- Library Collection RecordAccording to Russell et al., sufficient evidence exists to conclude that white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) can have a substantial impact upon plant morphology and, in some cases, plant…Publication Date 1969
- Odocoileus virginianus
- plant communities
- deer populations
- Growth Rates
- plant populations
- white-tailed deer
- Library Collection RecordQuercus buckleyi acorn predation and seedling establishment and survival were measured by Russell and Fowler, on sites with or without deer (Odocoileus virginianus) browsing and Juniperus ashei…Publication Date 1969
- Odocoileus virginianus
- population dynamics
- herbivory
- woodlands
- facilitation
- Quercus buckleyi
- white-tailed deer
- Library Collection RecordOrtega et al. studied the effects of moderate and heavy cattle (Bos taurus) stocking rates, under continuous and short-duration grazing treatments, on white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) diets…Publication Date 1969
- crude protein
- Odocoileus virginianus
- Bos taurus
- continuous grazing
- IVDOM
- short-duration grazing
- white-tailed deer
- Library Collection RecordPlant community homogeneity was not influenced by the cattle (Bos taurus) grazing treatments used. Plant diversity increased under all cattle grazing treatments, until a persistent drought led to a…Publication Date 1969
- phytomass
- Odocoileus virginianus
- cattle
- continuous grazing
- Coastal Bend of Texas
- diversity
- short-duration grazing
- white-tailed deer
- Library Collection RecordOrtega et al. studied the botanical composition of cattle (Bos taurus) and white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) diets and the partitioning of dietary resources between the two species under…Publication Date 1969
- Odocoileus virginianus
- Bos taurus
- continuous grazing
- Ambrosia psilostachya
- Carolina geranium
- evening primrose
- Geranium carolinianum
- Oenothera speciosa
- Oxalis dillenii
- prairie coneflower
- Ratibida columnaris
- short-duration grazing
- western ragweed
- white-tailed deer
- wood-sorrel
- Library Collection RecordHerbivores are generally thought to enhance plant diversity by their direct consumption of competitively dominant plant species and indirect effects on plants competition. Consequently, management…Publication Date 1969
- herbivory
- biodiversity
- grasslands
- extinction dynamics
- habitat scales
- local plant colonization
- spatial scales
- temporal scales
- Library Collection RecordThe winter diets of moose (Alces alces) and white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus), in Baxter State Park, Maine, showed some dietary overlap, with the major distinction being greater use of white…Publication Date 1969
- Odocoileus virginianus
- White spruce
- Picea glauca
- balsam fir
- Abies balsamea
- Alces alces
- browse