Essays about: "bark-stripping"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the word bark-stripping.

  1. 1. Influencing factors on red deer bark stripping on spruce : plant diversity, crop intake and temperature

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental Studies

    Author : Anna Widén; [2018]
    Keywords : Cervus elaphus; bark stripping; Norway spruce; Picea abies; forest damage; oil seed rape; Brassica napus; deer management; ungulates;

    Abstract : Red deer (Cervus elaphus) is increasing in distribution and population density in several regions of Europe and may cause severe damage in commercial forestry and agriculture. Bark stripping is the main problem in forests, especially on Norway spruce (Picea abies). READ MORE

  3. 2. Effects of supplementary feeding on bark stripping by red deer (Cervus elaphus)

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Examensarbeten i biologi

    Author : Anna Widén; [2017]
    Keywords : Biology and Life Sciences;

    Abstract : Barkgnag av kronvilt, effekt av utfodring? Kronvilt (Cervus elaphus) kan orsaka stora skador på Sveriges skogar genom barkgnagning, något som leder till stora ekonomiska förluster då träden drabbas av svampinfektioner, reducerad tillväxt, deformationer m.m. READ MORE

  4. 3. Tall trees survival in relation to bottom-up and top-down drivers in Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park, South Africa

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental Studies

    Author : Petter Madsen; [2017]
    Keywords : elephant; drivers; savanna; South Africa; tree survival;

    Abstract : Tall trees are in decline throughout many national parks in South Africa. Many studies have found that trees within a certain size are preferred by elephants which damage trees by either bark stripping, breaking tree branches and/or stems or by knocking over trees (toppling). READ MORE

  5. 4. Elephant utilisation of and impact on a locally threatened habitat, coastal scarp forest, in South Africa

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental Studies

    Author : Matilda Apelqvist; [2016]
    Keywords : elephant impact; forest; scarp forest; herbivores; woody plants;

    Abstract : Elephants are known to have a big influence on the environment. Their browsing routine includes the breaking of stems and branches, toppling of trees, and bark stripping. This, in combination with other factors, can have negative effects on the vegetation. READ MORE

  6. 5. Factors affecting bark-stripping by red deer (Cervus elaphus) : the importance of landscape structure and forage availability

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Ecology

    Author : Josefina Zidar; [2011]
    Keywords : bark-stripping; Cervus elaphus; red deer; forestry; Picea abies; spruce; wildlife damage; ungulates ;

    Abstract : Bark-stripping by red deer (Cervus elaphus) cause extensive damage to economically valuable spruce trees (Picea abies) in Swedish forests. The underlying causes for bark-stripping are not fully understood, and the frequency and severity of damage unpredictably differ between regions. In this study, I investigated if landscape structure (e.g. READ MORE