Deer and cattle diet overlap on Louisiana pine-bluestem range

Seasonal diets of 5 cattle and 3-5 tame white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) on 3 subunits of a rotationally burned, continuously grazed longleaf pine (Pinus palustris)-bluestem (Andropogon spp.) range in Louisiana are compared with diets of these same deer on 3 similarly managed ungrazed subu...

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Published in:The Journal of wildlife management 1986-10, Vol.50 (4), p.707-713
Main Authors: Thill, Ronald E., Martin, Alton
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Andropogon
Animal and plant ecology
Animal husbandry
Animal, plant and microbial ecology
Animals
Autoecology
Biological and medical sciences
busqueda de alimento
Cattle
cerf
combustion
Deer
Diet
dieta
estaciones del ano
Forage
foraging
Forbs
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
ganado bovino
Grasses
grazing
gros betail
louisiana
louisiane
luisiana
Odocoileus virginianus
parcours
pastoreo
paturage
Pinus palustris
rangelands
recherche de nourriture
regime alimentaire
saison
seasons
Summer
Taxa
terrenos de pastura
venado
Winter
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Summary:Seasonal diets of 5 cattle and 3-5 tame white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) on 3 subunits of a rotationally burned, continuously grazed longleaf pine (Pinus palustris)-bluestem (Andropogon spp.) range in Louisiana are compared with diets of these same deer on 3 similarly managed ungrazed subunits. Forage-class use by deer was more affected by burning than grazing, except during winter. Winter diets were affected by grazing, with deer selecting more herbage and less browse on grazed than on ungrazed sites. February burning reduced diet overlap substantially during spring. Within the 1st year after burning, diet overlap averaged 21.5, 11.2, 19.6, and 30.9% during spring, summer, fall, and winter, respectively.
ISSN:0022-541X
1937-2817
DOI:10.2307/3800987