Agricultural grasslands buffer density effects in red deer populations

• Published in: The Journal of wildlife management Vol. 87; no. 3
• Main Authors: Mysterud, Atle, Langvatn, Rolf, Meisingset, Erling L., Rivrud, Inger Maren
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 01.04.2023
• Subjects: agricultural subsidies; cervids; coupled natural‐agricultural ecosystems; cultivated grasslands; population dynamics; red deer

Population densities of several cervid species have increased in recent decades in North America and Europe, and cervids frequently eat and damage agricultural crops. Competition and depletion of natural food resources are the main mechanisms for the density‐dependent decline in vital rates of large...