Deer browsing conditions in Acadia National Park and adjacent areas of Mt. Desert Island: January 30 - February 1, 1939

Aldous C and Pearce J. 1939. Deer browsing conditions in Acadia National Park and adjacent areas of Mt. Desert Island: January 30 - February 1, 1939

FIELD WORK: January 30-February 1, May 23-25, 1939. Lists a number of plant species and states amount of browsing pressure, and effects of browsing on each species. States that browse conditions are verging on a critical state on the wintering areas and recommends a check of the population and a thorough census. May 1939 observations revealed heavy browsing at Richardson Brook and Aunt Betty's Pond, with cedar, aspen and willow being severely browsed.

Type
Unpublished Report
Authors
Aldous, C.M.; Pearce, John
Date of Issue
1939
Units
ACAD
Keywords
Aunt Betty Pond, Browsing, Deer (Cervidae), Food, Great Hill, Great Meadow, Mammals, Mount Desert Island, Parkman Mountain, Pretty Marsh, Richardson Brook, Sargent Mountain, Southwest Valley, White-Tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus), Witch Hole

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