National Capital Region Network Resource Brief: White-tailed Deer

Bates S. 2009. National Capital Region Network Resource Brief: White-tailed Deer. National Capital Region Network, Inventory & Monitoring

This brief describes results of white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) monitoring in by the National Capital Region Wildlife Biologist in: Antietam NB, Catoctin Mountain Park, Chesapeake & Ohio Canal NHP, George Washington Memorial Parkway, Harpers Ferry NHP, Manasass NBP, Monocacy NB, National Capital Parks - East (Piscataway Park and Greenbelt Park), Prince William Forest Park, and Rock Creek Park. Describes threats of deer over population and over browsing, and gives deer densities by park in deer per square km.

Type
Resource Brief
Authors
Bates, Scott
Date of Issue
2009-02
Publisher
National Capital Region Network, Inventory & Monitoring
Units
ANTI , CATO , CHOH , GREE , GWMP , HAFE , MANA , MONO , NACE , NCR , NCRN , PISC , PRWI , ROCR
Keywords
ANTI, Antietam National Battlefield, Browse, CATO, Catoctin Mountain Park, Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park, CHOH, Deer, Deer Brief, deer density, Forest Brief, Forest Structure, George Washington Memorial Parkway, GREE, Greenbelt Park, GWMP, HAFE, Harpers Ferry National Historical Park, Herbivory, I&M, Inventory & Monitoring, MANA, Manasass National Battlefield Park, MONO, Monocacy National Battlefield, NACE, National Capital Parks - East, National Capital Region, National Capital Region Network, NCR, NCRN, NCRN Briefs, Odocoileus Virginianus, over-browsing, PISC, Piscataway Park, Prince William Forest Park, PRWI, Rock Creek Park, ROCR, White-Tailed Deer

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