Metla Project 3070

Feeding behaviour of Cervidae species and the risk of damage in young stands

Duration: 1992-1998   Keywords: Alces alces, carrying capasity, feeding behaviour, habitat selection, modelling, moose, moose damage

Objectives

Studies include:

• ecology of moose, white-tailed deer and roe deer in managed and natural forests
• population densities and carrying capacity
• methods to reduce browsing damage in young stands
• effects of browsing on the growth and quality of trees and stands
• impact of consumption on vegetation in forest ecosystems
• feeding on conifer and deciduous trees, habitat selection, GIS
• large mammals in combining forest- and wildlife management
• economical optimizing between benefits and damage

Researchers in 1998:

Aarnio, Jukka - damage and forest economics
Heikkilä, Risto - moose and deer ecology, damage
Härkönen, Sauli - feeding behaviour and damage
Kankaanpää, Sakari - deer ecology
Lilja, Arja - development of injured trees
Nikula, Ari - movement patterns
Reinikainen, Antti - analyses of vegetation

Collaborators:

Game and Fisheries Research Institute
Forestry Development Centre Tapio
Hunters Central Organization
University of Helsinki, Faculty of Forestry
Swedish Academy of Agricultural Science
University of Tartu, Estonia

Project leader: Heikkilä, Risto

Other researchers: Aarnio, Jukka, HE (1995-98), Kankaanpää, Sakari (1997-98), Lilja, Arja, VA (1994,1997), Malmivaara-Lämsä, Minna, VA (1997), Nikula, Ari, RO (1994-98)

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