• Small shrubs with large importance? Smaller deer may increase the moose-forestry conflict through feeding competition over Vaccinium shrubs in the field layer 

      Spitzer, Robert; Coissac, Eric; Felton, Annika M.; Fohringer, Christian; Juvany, Laura; Landman, Marietjie; Singh, Navinder J.; Taberlet, Pierre Robert Michel; Widemo, Fredrik; Cromsigt, Joris P. G. M. (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-11-18)
      The moose (Alces alces) is a dominant large mammalian herbivore in the world’s boreal zones. Moose exert significant browsing impacts on forest vegetation and are therefore often at the centre of wildlife-forestry conflicts. Consequently, understanding the drivers of their foraging behaviour is crucial for mitigating such conflicts. Management of moose in large parts of its range currently largely ...