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Article: Research from C. Melis et al broadens understanding of global ecology.
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- Ecology, Environment & Conservation
- Article date:
- November 13, 2009
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According to recent research published in the journal Global Ecology and Biogeography, "We aimed to describe the large-scale patterns in population density of roe deer Caprelous capreolus in Europe and to determine the factors shaping variation in their abundance. Location Europe. We collated data on roe deer population density from 72 localities spanning 25 degrees latitude and 48 degrees longitude and analysed them in relation to a range of environmental factors: vegetation productivity (approximated by the fraction of photosynthetically active radiation) and forest cover as proxies for food supply, winter severity, summer drought and presence or absence of large ...
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