Forage availability for moose of young silver birch and Scots pine

Kalén, Christer; Bergquist, Jonas

doi:10.1016/s0378-1127(03)00316-5

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“…A stem height of 4 m for birch and 3.5 m for pine may be be the optimal size to provide maximum ungulate forage (Kalén and Bergquist, 2004). Felling trees that reach heights of 5 m may ensure continuous high browse availability without complete removal of cover.…”

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The effects of power lines on ungulates and implications for power line routing and rights-of-way management

Bartzke¹,

May²,

Bevanger³

et al. 2014

Int. J. Biodivers. Conserv.

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Thousands of kilometres of power lines exist and more are planned. Ungulates that range over large areas are likely to encounter power lines, but a synthesis of power line effects on ungulates is lacking. Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus) are suspected to avoid power lines up to distances of 4 km. In contrast, some forest ungulates preferentially forage in power line rights-of-way, cleared areas under power lines. We reviewed the factors that possibly influence avoidance and attraction effects of power lines on ungulates, construct a conceptual framework, and make suggestions on how to mitigate avoidance effects through power line routing and rights-of-way management. Power line construction, noise and electromagnetic fields are possible sources of disturbance, while rights-of-way management influences habitat use under power lines. Disturbance and altered habitat use can induce barrier and corridor effects, thereby influencing connectivity. Species-specific effects influence behavioural disturbance and habitat use. We found little evidence for behavioural disturbance of reindeer or forest ungulates under power lines. Forest ungulates could benefit from browsing in power line rights-of-way if they are managed to provide abundant and preferred forage as well as sufficient cover. However, power lines may facilitate access for hunters and predators. As a precaution, construction of power lines should be avoided in calving areas. To establish a causal relationship between the construction of power lines and potential avoidance, before-after-impact-control studies are recommended. More research is needed to make recommendations for the optimal design of power line networks.

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Section: Implications For Power Line Row Managementmentioning

confidence: 99%

The effects of power lines on ungulates and implications for power line routing and rights-of-way management

Bartzke¹,

May²,

Bevanger³

et al. 2014

Int. J. Biodivers. Conserv.

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“…commercially harvested species Scots pine and Norway spruce. Although Norway spruce is not a preferred forage species of moose (Cederlund et al, 1980;Hornberg, 2001;Kalen and Bergquist, 2004) it was included because of previously observed leader stem browsing in the vicinity of feeding stations (Gundersen et al, 2004). Gundersen et al (2004) quantified moose browsing pressure on Scots pine and Norway spruce around 30 feeding stations during spring 1998 using circular sampling plots of 50 m 2 located at 12.5, 25, 50, 100, 200 m from feeding stations (for methodological details see Gundersen et al, 2004).…”

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“…leader stem browsing; Gill, 1992;Bergqvist et al, 2001). Throughout Scandinavia, the main conflict between forestry interests and moose concerns recurrent browsing on commercially valuable young Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) stands during winter (Danell et al, 1991b;Edenius, 1993;Ball and Dahlgren, 2002;Bergqvist et al, 2003;Kalen and Bergquist, 2004). The impact on young trees can be severe where local moose densities are high (Lavsund, 1987;Andren and Angelstam, 1993).…”

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Long-term browsing impact around diversionary feeding stations for moose in Southern Norway

Beest

Gundersen

Mathisen

et al. 2010

Forest Ecology and Management

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“…Browsing in forests threatens forest regeneration because it affects tree OPEN ACCESS growth and survival as well as lowers timber quality [5][6][7][8][9]. Although attempts have been made to reduce browsing damage by reducing browsing ungulate population densities through culling [10] it has not been very successful [1].…”

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Forest Stakeholder Participation in Improving Game Habitat in Swedish Forests

Ezebilo

2012

Sustainability

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Abstract:Although in Sweden the simultaneous use of forests for timber production and game hunting are both of socioeconomic importance it often leads to conflicting interests. This study examines forest stakeholder participation in improving game habitat to increase hunting opportunities as well as redistribute game activities in forests to help reduce browsing damage in valuable forest stands. The data for the study were collected from a nationwide survey that involved randomly selected hunters and forest owners in Sweden. An ordered logit model was used to account for possible factors influencing the respondents' participation in improving game habitat. The results showed that on average, forest owning hunters were more involved in improving game habitat than non-hunting forest owners. The involvement of non-forest owning hunters was intermediate between the former two groups. The respondents' participation in improving game habitat were mainly influenced by factors such as the quantity of game meat obtained, stakeholder group, forests on hunting grounds, the extent of risk posed by game browsing damage to the economy of forest owners, importance of bagging game during hunting, and number of hunting days. The findings will help in designing a more sustainable forest management strategy that integrates timber production and game hunting in forests.

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Forage availability for moose of young silver birch and Scots pine

Cited by 24 publications

References 23 publications

The effects of power lines on ungulates and implications for power line routing and rights-of-way management

The effects of power lines on ungulates and implications for power line routing and rights-of-way management

Long-term browsing impact around diversionary feeding stations for moose in Southern Norway

Forest Stakeholder Participation in Improving Game Habitat in Swedish Forests

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