Citation
Wallmo, O. C., Carpenter, L. H., Regelin, W. L., Gill, R. B., & Baker, D. L. (1977). Evaluation of deer habitat on a nutritional basis. Journal of Range Management, 30(2), 122-127.Publisher
Society for Range ManagementJournal
Journal of Range ManagementDOI
10.2307/3897753Additional Links
https://rangelands.org/Abstract
Protein and energy requirements of deer and supplies of these nutrients in native forage are synthesized into a model to estimate carrying capacity of seasonal ranges of a migratory mule deer population in north central Colorado. The model indicates that summer forage will support many times the number of deer present, but winter forage will not sustain deer at any population level. Instead, duration and severity of winter determine the length of time deer can survive on these ranges. Habitat evaluation based on quantification of nutrient supplies and their availability offers a more logical alternative for evaluating deer winter ranges than traditional methods based on measurements of twig lengths of so-called "key" species.Type
textArticle
Language
enISSN
0022-409Xae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.2307/3897753