Seasonal patterns of resource selection by introduced sika deer (Cervus nippon) in Kaweka Forest Park Recreational Hunting Area, New Zealand

Abstract Sika deer (Cervus nippon) have attained high densities within their introduced range in the central North Island, New Zealand. They are an important big-game species for recreational hunters in New Zealand, but they can have unwanted impacts on native plants, such as reducing seedling growt...

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Veröffentlicht in:New Zealand Journal of Ecology. - New Zealand Ecological Society. - 39(2015), 2, Seite 291-302
1. Verfasser: Latham, A. David M. (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Herries, Dan, Latham, M. Cecilia
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2015
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:New Zealand Journal of Ecology
Schlagworte:deer management forest regeneration GPS habitat selection mountain beech forest resource selection functions Biological sciences Environmental studies Behavioral sciences Physical sciences