Abrupt height growth setbacks show overbrowsing of tree saplings, which can be reduced by raising deer harvest

Abstract Intensive ungulate browsing significantly impacts forests worldwide. However, it is usually not single browsing events that lead to sapling mortality, but the little-researched interactions of browsed saplings with their biotic and abiotic environment. (I) Our objective was to assess the im...

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Main Authors: Kai Bödeker, Claudia Jordan-Fragstein, Torsten Vor, Christian Ammer, Thomas Knoke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-38951-8