SEEING THE FOREST WITH THE TREES: USING DENDROCHRONOLOGY TO INVESTIGATE MOOSE-INDUCED CHANGES TO A FOREST UNDERSTORY

Authors

  • Brian L. McLaren
  • Rolf O. Peterson

Abstract

Dendrochronology is presented as a tool for measuring changes in woody plant growth caused by moose damage. The isolation of the moose population in Isle Royale National Park, Michigan, and the availability of annual estimates of its density since 1959 allow analysis of the relationship between moose browsing and tree-ring growth records. Whole-stem and increment-core records of balsam fir (Abies lasiocarpa), a winter forage tree, mountain ash (Sorbus americana), and year-round forage tree, and white spruce (Picea glauca), a non-forage tree, are presented and discussed.

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1995-01-01

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McLaren, B. L., & Peterson, R. O. (1995). SEEING THE FOREST WITH THE TREES: USING DENDROCHRONOLOGY TO INVESTIGATE MOOSE-INDUCED CHANGES TO A FOREST UNDERSTORY. Alces, 31, 77–86. Retrieved from https://alcesjournal.org/index.php/alces/article/view/879

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Vol. 31 (1995): Alces Vol. 31 (1995)

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