Summer and Fall Browse Utilization by an Alaskan Bison Herd
Waggoner V and Hinkes M. 1986. Summer and Fall Browse Utilization by an Alaskan Bison Herd. The Journal of Wildlife Management. 50(2):322-324
The food habits of the Farewell, Alaska, bison (Bison bison) herd were studied by collecting fresh fecal samples on summer and fall range. The mean shrub content of the summer samples was 94.2%. The fall shrub component varied, with shrubs making up most of the diet in the areas where grasses and sedges were scarce.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Waggoner, Van; Hinkes, Mike
- Units
- CAKN , DENA , WRST , YUCH
- Keywords
- Bison bison, Browsing, Diet, Farewell burn, Foraging, Mammals, Ungulates