Seasonal Forage Use by Desert Mule Deer in Southeastern California

Marshal, Jason P.; Bleich, Vernon C.; Andrew, Nancy; Krausman, Paul R.

doi:10.1894/0038-4909(2004)049<0501:sfubdm>2.0.co;2

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“…relatively few species), they have many plant species with varying properties as deer forage that respond in different ways to changes in environmental conditions. For example, fairy-duster (Calliandra eriophylla) produces leaves only in wet seasons, during which times they are frequently used by mule deer (Marshal et al, 2004). Other browse species (e.g.…”

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Dynamics of mule deer forage in the Sonoran Desert

Marshal

Krausman

Bleich

2005

Journal of Arid Environments

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Dynamics of mule deer forage in the Sonoran Desert

Marshal

Krausman

Bleich

2005

Journal of Arid Environments

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“…Mule deer occurred at low density in the study area (0.05-0.13 deer/km 2 ; Thompson and Bleich, 1993;Marshal et al, 2006b). An aerial survey of feral asses produced an estimate of 0.38/km 2 (Bureau of Land Management), and density of bighorn sheep was estimated at 0.38/km 2 (California Department of Fish and Game).…”

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Overlap in Diet and Habitat Between the Mule Deer (Odocoileus hemionus) and Feral Ass (Equus asinus) in the Sonoran Desert

Marshal

Bleich

Krausman

et al. 2012

The Southwestern Naturalist

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“…Because of the puna region presents a marked seasonality in precipitation which affects the soil conditions and the grasslands composition (San Martin 1996;Marshal et al 2004;Ezcurra et al 2006), soil and vegetation samplings were carried out in the two seasons (wet and dry), particularly in February (2005) and June (2006) corresponding to the wet and dry seasons, respectively. The samplings were carried out under a mean temperature of 6ºC in February and 2.9ºC in June.…”

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Soil and vegetation seasonal changes in the grazing Andean Mountain grasslands

Muñoz

Faz

2014

J. Mt. Sci.

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Andean grasslands ecosystems are fragile environments with rigorous climatologic conditions and low and variable food for the grazing. The Apolobamba area is located in the Bolivian Andean Mountains. Its high grasslands provide a natural habitat for wild and domestic camelids such as vicuna (Vicugna vicugna) and alpaca (Lama pacos). The botanical diversity plays an essential role in maintaining vital ecosystem functions. The objectives of this research were to determine the seasonal changes in soil properties, to study the vegetation changes during the wet and dry seasons and the influence of soil properties and camelid densities on the vegetation in the Apolobamba grasslands. Four zones with different vicuna populations were selected to be studied. The following soil parameters were determined: total organic carbon, total nitrogen, available phosphorous, cation exchange capacity, exchangeable cations, pH and texture. The vegetation season changes were studied through botanical identification, above-ground biomass, plant cover and species richness. Results showed that some soil properties such as C/N ratio, CEC, silt and clay percentages kept stable against the seasonal changes. Generally, soil nutrients were relatively higher during the dry season in the surface and subsurface. The results did not point out the predominant vegetation growth during the wet season. The seasonal vegetation growth depended on each species. The good soil fertility corresponded to the highest plant cover. Soil fertility presented no influence on the above-ground biomass of the collected species. The negative influence of camelid grazing on soil properties could not be assessed. However, overgrazing could affect some plant species. Therefore, protection is needed in order to preserve the biodiversity in the Andean mountain grasslands.

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Seasonal Forage Use by Desert Mule Deer in Southeastern California

Cited by 17 publications

References 14 publications

Dynamics of mule deer forage in the Sonoran Desert

Dynamics of mule deer forage in the Sonoran Desert

Overlap in Diet and Habitat Between the Mule Deer (Odocoileus hemionus) and Feral Ass (Equus asinus) in the Sonoran Desert

Soil and vegetation seasonal changes in the grazing Andean Mountain grasslands

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