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Forests Too Deer: Edge Effects in Northern Wisconsin
Abstract
Abstract: Browsing by white‐tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) can profoundly affect the abundance and population structure of several woody and herbaceous plant species. Enclosure studies and population surveys reveal that past and current deer densities as low as 4 deer/km 2 may prevent regeneration of the once common woody species, Canada yew (Taxus canadensis), eastern hemlock (Tsuja canadensis), and white cedar Puja occidentalis), as well as several herbaceous species. Prior to European settlement, forests in northern Wisconsin contained relatively sparse deer populations (<4/km 2 ), but extensive timber cutting in the late nineteenth century boosted deer populations. Continued habitat fragmentation resulting from scattered timber harvests and the creation of “wildlife openings” to improve deer forage maintain these high densities throughout much of the Northeast. Because deer wander widely, the effects of high deer densities penetrate deeply into remaining stands of old and mature forest, greatly modifying their composition Thus, abundant early successional and “edge” habitat, and the high deer densities they engender, represent significant external threats to these plant communities. We hypothesize that establishing large (200–400 km 2 ) continuous areas of maturing forest, especially in conjunction with increased hunting, could reduce local deer densities and so provide a simple and inexpensive method for retaining species sensitive to the deleterious effects of browsing.
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Metadata
- Authors
- ALVERSON, W. S., WALLER, D. M., & SOLHEIM, S. L.
- Venue
- Conservation Biology
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 1988-12
- Volume
- 2
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 348-358
- ISSN
- 0888-8892 (ISSN-L)
- 1523-1739
- OpenAlex
- W2112376742
- Cited by
- 560
- References
- 0
- FWCI
- 1.86
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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