Over the past century, the landscapes of
Pennsylvania and beyond have experienced deer populations that exceed both
their historic numbers and the habitat’s ability to sustain them. Such
prolonged overbrowsing has eroded biological diversity in ways that are
sometimes apparent and other times surprising. Some of these changes occur so
stealthily yet surely over time that the persons who recreate and work in these
landscapes may not fully grasp the magnitude of the changes. "The Pennsylvania
Forest Seminar: How to Recognize and Manage Eroded Ecological Memories in Over
Browsed Landscapes" reviews the history of deer populations within the
commonwealth, describes some of the changing ecological dynamics, and offers
some management strategies at stand and landscape scales.
Presenter: Dr. Alejandro Roy, Research
Ecologist, US Forest Service Northern Research Station
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