A report on the winter browsing survey for winter 1953-1954

Doudna W. 1954. A report on the winter browsing survey for winter 1953-1954

FIELD WORK: 7 April - 14 May, 1954. Using the simplified Shaler Aldous Method, 10 key browse species were assessed for density and degree of browsing at 32 transects. 329 browse plots, of 1/100 acres each, were studied during this survey. Raw data is presented. Annual browsing intensity, as determined from the study of 7 unburned transects studied since 1944, showed no change in browsing level from 1950-54, accept at Acadia Mountain which received increased browsing /STUDY LOCATIONS:/ /MOUNT DESERT ISLAND/Sargent Mountain/Acadia Mountain/China Hill/Cadillac Mountain/Manset/Seawall/Oak Hill/Pine Hill

Type
Unpublished Report
Authors
Doudna, Wilber
Date of Issue
1954
Units
ACAD
Keywords
Acadia Mountain, Browsing, Cadillac Mountain, China Hill, Deer (Cervidae), Food, Mammals, Manset, Mount Desert Island, Oak Hill, Pine Hill, Sargent Mountain, Seawall, White-Tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus)

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