' . - - Av -lability of browse svecies ir. thg J:.-.vick decryard 
i their use by deer ir. winter as deter py obsc-rvati ~r.s 
I: : lots 
Plots in 
i 
r— ■■- - — 
Species 
which plants 
Plants 
ree of 
Parts eaten 
were present 
browsed 
Drowsir,-- 
Percent 
Percent 
3alsam fir (Abies balsamea). 
92 
62 
Light 
A few tips. 
• tin maple (Acer spj.- 
85 
96 
Eeavy 
Most of annual 
catum) . 
growth. 
Honeysuckle (Lonicera sp. ) . 
45 
78 
Medium 
Those exposod 
by 8 now. 
White cedar (Thu,ja occid- 
32 
61 
Light 
Mostly confined 
er.talis). 
to low individ- 
uals browsed 
after snow re- 
ceded. 
bleberry (Ribus sp. ) . . 
26 
97 
. . do . . 
Terminal buds, 
mostly after 
snow receded. 
Paper birch (Setula papy- 
9 
Heavy 
Most of annual 
rifera) . 
growth; occurs 
iefly as 
suckers from 
old stumps. 
31ack ash (Fraxinus nigra) . 
4 
100 
. . do • . 
All the annual 
growth. 
Red- osier dogwood (Cornus 
4 
83 
. . do . . 
Do. 
stolonifera) . 
•i 
60 
Light 
A few odd t*j 
Mountain-ash (Sorbus amcri- 
2 
100 
Very 
All the annual 
car.a) . 
heavy 
growth, some- 
times more. 
Beaked hazelnut (Corylus 
2 
50 
Med: 
it half the 
rostrata) . 
annual growth. 
31ack spruce (Picea Mariana) 
1 

None 
No signs of 
browsing. 
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