Elk and deer diets in a coastal prairie-scrub Mosaic, California
Gogan PJ and Barrett RH. 1995. Elk and deer diets in a coastal prairie-scrub Mosaic, California. Journal of Range Management. 48(4):327-335
Study of the diets of tule elk and blacktailed deer on Tomales Point. Used fecal analysis. Noted the degree of overlap and the variation in diet throughout the year and between years (study was conducted 1979-1981). Includes a table which lists plant species and notes its abundance in elk feces and in deer feces for each month of the year.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Gogan, Peter; Barrett, Reginald
- Units
- PORE
- Keywords
- Animal Studies, Competition (Species), Diet, Feces, Mule Deer (Odocoileus hemionus), Plants, Seasonality, Tule Elk (Cervus elaphus nannodes)