[HTML][HTML] Forage availability, supplementary feed and ungulate density: Associations with ungulate damage in pine production forests

AM Felton, PO Hedwall, A Felton, F Widemo… - Forest Ecology and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Populations of large herbivores, including members of the deer family Cervidae, are
expanding across and within many regions of the northern hemisphere. Because their …

[HTML][HTML] Small shrubs with large importance? Smaller deer may increase the moose-forestry conflict through feeding competition over Vaccinium shrubs in the field …

R Spitzer, E Coissac, A Felton, C Fohringer… - Forest Ecology and …, 2021 - Elsevier
The moose (Alces alces) is a dominant large mammalian herbivore in the world's boreal
zones. Moose exert significant browsing impacts on forest vegetation and are therefore often …

Spatially biased reduction of browsing damage by sika deer through culling

KK Suzuki, M Yasuda, M Sonoda - The Journal of Wildlife …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Culling large herbivores can reduce browsing damage. Our objective was to verify the effect
of culling by considering spatial changes in browsing damage to test the hypothesis that the …

Restoring mixed forests through conversion of Norway spruce stands: effects of fencing and mechanical site preparation on performance of planted beech and natural …

M Löf, E Sandell Festin, M Szydło, J Brunet - European Journal of Forest …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Conversion of Norway spruce (Picea abies) plantations to more diverse and
resilient forest types is an important task for European forest managers in the face of climate …

Direct and indirect effects of food, fear and management on crop damage by ungulates

A Widén, JPGM Cromsigt, S Dressel… - Ecological Solutions …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Foraging on crops by wild ungulates may create human–wildlife conflicts through reducing
crop production. Ungulates interact with and within complex socio‐ecological systems …

Browsing Damage on Scots Pine: Direct and Indirect Effects of Landscape Characteristics, Moose and Deer Populations

SE Pfeffer, S Dressel, M Wallgren, J Bergquist, C Kalén - Diversity, 2022 - mdpi.com
Reducing browsing damages from cervids (Cervidae) on economically valuable tree
species is a challenging task in many countries. Apart from cervid abundance, landscape …

Deer in the agriculture-forest matrix: Interacting effects of land uses on browsing pressure on trees

A Widén, AM Felton, F Widemo, NJ Singh… - Forest Ecology and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Cervids inhabit mosaic landscapes that are strongly influenced by human land use and
actions. Forestry and agriculture influence both the foodscape and the risk landscape, thus …

[HTML][HTML] Ungulate-adapted forestry shows promise for alleviating pine browsing damage

AE Loosen, O Devineau, C Skarpe… - Forest Ecology and …, 2021 - Elsevier
High densities of ungulates can increase human-wildlife conflicts. Where forestry is an
important economy, intensive browsing can lead to browsing damage, resulting in volume …

Integrating omics to characterize eco‐physiological adaptations: How moose diet and metabolism differ across biogeographic zones

C Fohringer, I Dudka, R Spitzer… - Ecology and …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
With accelerated land conversion and global heating at northern latitudes, it becomes
crucial to understand, how life histories of animals in extreme environments adapt to these …

Environmental effects of a management method used after fire on development of temperate Scots pine ecosystem: a 15-year study from Poland

P Sewerniak, M Markiewicz, P Tarnawska… - Environmental …, 2023 - Springer
Due to the ongoing climate changes, temperate forests are increasingly exposed to fires.
However, until now the functioning of post-fire temperate forest ecosystems with regard to …