Summer and winter browsing affect conifer growth differently: An experimental study in a multi-species ungulate community

• Published in: Forest ecology and management Vol. 494; p. 119314
• Main Authors: Pfeffer, Sabine E., Singh, Navinder J., Cromsigt, Joris P.G.M., Widemo, Fredrik
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 15.08.2021
• Subjects: administrative management; Cervidae; Clear-cut; conifers; deer; Even-aged forest management; Exclosure experiment; forest ecology; Forest Science; palatability; Picea abies; Pinus sylvestris; plant competition; Skogsvetenskap; species diversity; summer; Sweden; trees; Sweden; Exclosure experiment; Cervidae; Even-aged forest management; Pinus sylvestris; Clear-cut; Picea abies

•We studied the growth response of conifers 4.5 years after seasonal fencing.•A full exclusion of deer browsing did not enhance the growth response of conifers.•Scots pine stems reached taller height classes when winter browsing was excluded.•Norway spruce stems reached taller height classes when su...