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Zookeys. 2016 Oct 19;(625):67-85. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.625.9116. eCollection 2016.

Effects of an increase in population of sika deer on beetle communities in deciduous forests.

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Taichi Iida, Masashi Soga, Shinsuke Koike

Affiliations

  1. Graduate School of Agriculture, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, 3-5-8, Saiwai, Fuchu 183-8509, Japan.
  2. School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1, Hongo, Bunkyo, Tokyo, 113-8656, Japan.

PMID: 27833427 PMCID: PMC5096363 DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.625.9116

Abstract

The overabundance of large herbivores is now recognized as a serious ecological problem. However, the resulting ecological consequences remain poorly understood. The ecological effects of an increase in sika deer,

Keywords: Ecosystem functions; ecosystem management; forest ecosystems; herbivores overgrazing; species traits

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