Ungulate browsing on silver fir (Abies alba) in the Swiss Alps: beliefs in search of supporting data

By J. Senn, W. Suter. 2003

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Subfields: Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, Nature and Landscape Conservation

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Tree physiological responses to above-ground herbivory directly modify below-ground processes of soil carbon and nitrogen cycling (2004, background): “(silver fir) and Fagus sylvatica L. (European beech), species which commonly co-occur in certain types of European forests, and which are frequently browsed as seedlings and young saplings (Ammer 1996; Motta 1996; Senn & Suter 2003 ).”
Canopy gaps in an old-growth fir-beech forest remnant of Western Carpathians (2010, background): “Though there is no doubt about the strong influence of the ungulates on fir in the sapling stage, Senn and Suter (2003) argue that available data do not allow a deeper understanding of the process and to predict the impact of browsing on long-term stand dynamics of fir is not possible at present.”
Ecology and silviculture of silver fir (Abies alba Mill.): a review (2017, background): “It is one of the most heavily browsed tree species in the montane forests of Central and Southeastern Europe (Senn and Suter 2003), and thus its presence in regeneration and recruitment is also a reflection of wildlife management in an area.”
Forest dynamics and ungulate herbivory: from leaf to landscape (2003, background): “Such a perspective emerges from several of the papers included in this special issue, and various research methodologies for developing longterm perspectives are demonstrated or explored (Bradshaw et al., 2003; Husheer et al., 2003; Motta, 2003; Rooney and Waller, 2003; Schütz et al., 2003; Senn and”
Long-term changes of structure and tree species composition in Dinaric uneven-aged forests: are red deer an important factor? (2010, background): “…for Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) and Norway spruce in Sweden, it is possible that fir needs a ‘‘window of opportunity’’ for successful recruitment into the stand canopy (Senn and Suter 2003)—a co-occurrence of appropriate conditions, including a low population density of large herbivores.”