▪ Abstract Deer have expanded their range and increased dramatically in abundance
worldwide in recent decades. They inflict major economic losses in forestry, agriculture, and …

In the context of global warming and increasing impacts of invasive plants and animals, we
examine how positive fire–vegetation feedbacks are increasing the vulnerability of …

The mechanistic basis underpinning forest succession is the gap-phase paradigm in which
overstory disturbance interacts with seedling and sapling shade tolerance to determine …

Disruptions to historic disturbance and herbivory regimes have altered plant assemblages in
forests worldwide. An emerging consensus suggests that these disruptions often result in …

White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) overbrowsing has altered plant species diversity
throughout deciduous forest understories in eastern North America. Here we report on a …

Ungulates have reached such high densities in some natural ecosystems that culling is
frequently used to reduce their impacts on vegetation. However, much is still unknown about …

Due primarily to anthropogenic influences such as land use change, exotic species
introductions, livestock grazing, altered hunting regimes, and predator control, wild ungulate …

High levels of deer browsing can prevent canopy tree regeneration, but little is known about
changes to forest size-structure following long-term deer herd reductions. We monitored …

Molecular forensic methods are being increasingly used to help enforce wildlife
conservation laws. Using multilocus genotyping, illegal translocation of an animal can be …

Aim To determine whether the cover and growth habit of the main forest forming species
(Polylepis australis BITT.) in a mountain range with low human population density is mainly …