Mule deer and elk foraging preference for 4 sagebrush taxa
Wambolt CL. 1996. Mule deer and elk foraging preference for 4 sagebrush taxa. Journal of Range Management. 49(6):499-503
A 10 year study under natural winter conditions at 2 sites showed that mule deer and elk preferred mountain big sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata vaseyana). Next favored was Wyoming big sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata wyomingensis), then basin big sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata Nutt). Black sagebrush (Artemisia nova) was least preferred.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Wambolt, Carl
- Units
- YELL
- Keywords
- Animal Studies, basin big sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata Nutt.), black sagebrush (Artemisia nova), Browsing, Elk (Cervus elaphus), Mammals, mountain big sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata vaseyana), Mule Deer (Odocoileus hemionus), Plant Studies, Sagebrush (Artemisia), Wyoming big sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata wyomingensis)