Conservation implications of browsing by Odocoileus virginianus in remnant upland Thuja occidentalis forests

By Meredith W. Cornett, L. Frelich, K. Puettmann, Peter B. Reich. 2000

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Subfields: Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Plant Science

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Defining deer overabundance and threats to forest communities: From individual plants to landscape structure (2003, background): “…Tsuga canadensis (Anderson & Katz, 1993; Alverson & Waller, 1997), white cedar- Thuja occidentalis (Verme & Johnston, 1986; Van Deelen, 1999; Cornett et al., 2000), and red oak- Quercus rubra (Healy, 1997) to the need to re-evaluate deer management practices in light of ecosystem…”
Long term effects of deer browsing and trampling on the vegetation of peatlands (2006, background): “In temperate forests of northeastern North America, heavy browsing pressure by white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) has limited the regeneration of many sensitive tree species and has disturbed the composition of understory communities (Cornett et al., 2000; Russell et al., 2001).”
Impacts of white-tailed deer on regional patterns of forest tree recruitment (2016, background): “…and Thuja occidentalis are all highly vulnerable to deer that often browse preferentially on these conifers, particularly in winter (Dahlberg and Guttinger 1956; Alverson and Waller 1997; Rooney et al. 2000; Cornett et al. 2000; Rooney et al. 2002; Townsend et al. 2002; Vila et al. 2003).”
Regeneration responses to gap size and coarse woody debris within natural disturbance-based silvicultural systems in northeastern Minnesota, USA (2011, background): “…in relation to the maintenance of B. alleghaniensis on the landscape due to the declining presence of T. occidentalis across the upper Great Lakes region; a decline linked to over-browsing of T. occidentalis by herbivores, mainly white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) (Cornett et al., 2000).”
Interaction among deer browsing, hunting, and tree regeneration (2002, background): “They demonstrated an absence of regeneration for one of the dominant tree species, western redcedar (Thuja plicata Donn ex D. Don), in primary forests where deer had become established (Martin et al. 1994; Martin and Daufresne 1999; see also Cornett et al. 2000 for Thuja occidentalis L. under high”
Long-term effects of deer browsing: Composition, structure and productivity in a northeastern Minnesota old-growth forest (2012, background): “The study area comprises 4200 ha located in the North Shore Highlands subsection of the Minnesota Ecological Classification System (MN Dept. Nat.”
Factors affecting the regeneration of northern white cedar in lowland forests of the Upper Great Lakes region, USA (2002, unknown): “Finally, browsing activity by white-tailed deer reduces the survivorship of taller plants (Aldous, 1941; Nelson, 1951; Beals et al., 1960; Johnston, 1977; Pregitzer, 1990; Heitzman et al., 1997; Van Deelen, 1999; Epstein et al., 1999; Cornett et al., 2000).”