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Selection of trees for rubbing by red and roe deer in forest plantations

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dc.contributor.authorRamos, Jaime
dc.contributor.authorBugalho, Miguel
dc.contributor.authorCortez, José Paulo
dc.contributor.authorIason, Glenn
dc.date.accessioned2011-07-21T11:14:23Z
dc.date.available2011-07-21T11:14:23Z
dc.date.issued2006
dc.description.abstractAntler rubbing is a form of behaviour by which deer may damage and ultimately induce mortality of trees. Understanding factors affecting selection of trees for rubbing may contribute to mitigation of negative effects of such behaviour in plantations or woodlands. We analysed characteristics of trees rubbed by red and roe deer along transects established in plantations of Pinus pinaster (Aiton), Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirbel) Franco, Betula alba L. and Quercus robur L. in Northeast Portugal. Transects were walked during five sampling periods covering mating seasons of red and roe deer. Red deer preferentially rubbed trees adjacent to the edge of plantations and large clearings whilst roe deer selected those inside plantations within small clearings. There was seasonal segregation in the number of trees rubbed by each deer species with red deer rubbing trees mainly between September and February and roe deer mainly between December and June. Both red and roe deer selected trees with smaller diameter than those of available trees although trees selected by red deer had larger diameters than those selected by roe deer. Roe, but not red deer, tended to avoid trees protected by shrubs. Overall, the selection of trees for rubbing was site-dependent suggesting that generalizations across sites should be made with caution. Mitigating measures, such as deer control, tree protection or provision of alternative rubbing posts should target stands of particular tree species, location of trees in relation to stand clearings and tree size classes.por
dc.identifier.citationRamos, Jaime; Bugalho, Miguel; Cortez, Paulo; Iason, Glenn (2006). Selection of trees for rubbing by red and roe deer in forest plantations. Forest Ecology and Management. ISSN 0378-1127. 222:1,3, p. 39-45por
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.foreco.2005.10.017
dc.identifier.issn0378-1127
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10198/5927
dc.language.isoengpor
dc.peerreviewedyespor
dc.publisherElsevierpor
dc.relationTHE USE OF N-ALKANE ANALYSIS AS A TOOL FOR UNDERSTANDING THE NUTRITIONAL ECOLOGY OF LARGE HERBIVORES
dc.relationThe feeding ecology of deer and its effects on the natural regeneration of trees
dc.subjectCapreolus capreoluspor
dc.subjectCervus elaphus
dc.subjectFraying
dc.subjectPortugal
dc.subjectRubbing
dc.titleSelection of trees for rubbing by red and roe deer in forest plantationspor
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.awardTitleTHE USE OF N-ALKANE ANALYSIS AS A TOOL FOR UNDERSTANDING THE NUTRITIONAL ECOLOGY OF LARGE HERBIVORES
oaire.awardTitleThe feeding ecology of deer and its effects on the natural regeneration of trees
oaire.awardURIinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT//SFRH%2FBPD%2F727%2F2000/PT
oaire.awardURIinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/POCI/POCTI%2FAGR%2F33929%2F2000/PT
oaire.citation.endPage45por
oaire.citation.issue1-3por
oaire.citation.startPage39por
oaire.citation.titleForest Ecology and Managementpor
oaire.fundingStreamPOCI
person.familyNameCortez
person.givenNameJosé Paulo
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project.funder.identifierhttp://doi.org/10.13039/501100001871
project.funder.nameFundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
project.funder.nameFundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
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