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Feeding patterns of red deer along altitudinal gradient in the Bohemian Forest: the effect of habitat and season
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SYSNO ASEP 0346246 Document Type J - Journal Article R&D Document Type Journal Article Subsidiary J Článek ve WOS Title Feeding patterns of red deer along altitudinal gradient in the Bohemian Forest: the effect of habitat and season Author(s) Krojerová-Prokešová, Jarmila (UBO-W) RID, ORCID, SAI
Barančeková, Miroslava (UBO-W) RID, SAI
Šustr, P. (CZ)
Heurich, M. (DE)Number of authors 4 Source Title Wildlife Biology - ISSN 0909-6396
Roč. 16, č. 2 (2010), s. 173-184Number of pages 12 s. Language eng - English Country DK - Denmark Keywords Bavarian Forest National Park ; red deer ; PCA ; seasonal and spatial variation ; Šumava National Park Subject RIV EG - Zoology R&D Projects LC06073 GA MŠMT - Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (MEYS) CEZ AV0Z60930519 - UBO-W (2005-2011) UT WOS 000280680800007 EID SCOPUS 77955193645 DOI 10.2981/09-004 Annotation We studied diet composition of red deer Cervus elaphus in the Bohemian Forest by micro-histological analysis of 207 samples of red deer faeces obtained on the Czech and the Bavarian side of the border. We carried out the research from October 2006 to February 2008, and collected samples every two months at nine monitoring plots situated at different altitudes. Our results confirmed the classification of red deer among intermediate feeders with a mixed diet of graminoids (29.4%) and concentrate food items (60.6%). Diet composition of red deer in the Bohemian Forest differed between seasons, between plots at the mountain ridge and plots situated at lower altitudes as well as between windthrow gaps and undisturbed forest sites. However, further research of diet selectivity is necessary to explain in detail the observed feeding patterns. Workplace Institute of Vertebrate Biology Contact Hana Slabáková, slabakova@ivb.cz, Tel.: 543 422 524 Year of Publishing 2011
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