Sentences with phrase «deer herbivory»
Between 1939 and 1940, in his shack journals Leopold noted the effects of deer herbivory on herbaceous plants (plants whose leaves and stems die down to soil level at the end of the growing season) and trees he had planted on his land, which included oaks (Quercus spp.) and aspens (Populus tremuloides).
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To the extent that herbivory impacts plant communities, these results suggest that deer promote the spread of some plant invaders by avoiding them.»