Mastergrad ved Institutt for biologi NTNU

Gunnar Austrheim
Hovedveileder: Gunnar Austrheim NTNU
Biveileder(e): James Speed NTNU, Erling Johan Solberg NINA, Erling
Meisingseth Bioforsk
Arbeidstittel på oppgaven Effects of red deer browsing on plant diversity and
(max 20 ord):
Kort beskrivelse av
oppgaven (max 300 ord):
Oppgaven passer for (angi
studieretning(er)):
community structure in forests
Aim: To determine short-term effects of red deer browsing
on plants
The student will sample plant community data from the
experimental design during the summer 2012. She/he will
work within a multidisciplinary group including plant and
zoo ecologists. The project is part of the project “Towards
sustainable management of moose, red deer and their food
resources” supported by the Norwegian Research Council:
Miljø2015 (2008-2012).
Methods: The data are from permanent vegetation plots
analysed every 2nd year: 200 plots in Tingvoll (start 2008) and
Gloppen (start 2006). Experimental design: The permanent
plots are randomly placed inside 10 experimental sites within
each area. Each site consists of an exclosure (20*20 m) and a
browsed control. Study sites are located in mixed pine and
deciduous forests, with varying red deer density.
Contact:
Gunnar Austrheim gunnar.austrheim@ntnu.no
James Speed james.speed@vm.ntnu.no
Erling Solberg erling.solberg@nina.no
Natural Resources Management, Ecology
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