Ecological Impacts of Deer Overabundance
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Abstract
▪ Abstract Deer have expanded their range and increased dramatically in abundance worldwide in recent decades. They inflict major economic losses in forestry, agriculture, and transportation and contribute to the transmission of several animal and human diseases. Their impact on natural ecosystems is also dramatic but less quantified. By foraging selectively, deer affect the growth and survival of many herb, shrub, and tree species, modifying patterns of relative abundance and vegetation dynamics. Cascading effects on other species extend to insects, birds, and other mammals. In forests, sustained overbrowsing reduces plant cover and diversity, alters nutrient and carbon cycling, and redirects succession to shift future overstory composition. Many of these simplified alternative states appear to be stable and difficult to reverse. Given the influence of deer on other organisms and natural processes, ecologists should actively participate in efforts to understand, monitor, and reduce the impact of deer on ecosystems.
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The record
- Venue
- Annual Review of Ecology Evolution and Systematics
- Topic
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Field
- Environmental Science
- Canadian institutions
- Université LavalCenter for Northern StudiesNatural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
- Funders
- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of CanadaFonds Québécois de la Recherche sur la Nature et les Technologies
- Keywords
- EcologyAbundance (ecology)ForagingEcosystemEcological successionShrubBiologyVegetation (pathology)Agroforestry
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