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RESEARCH ARTICLE

Browsing and damage inflicted by moose in young Scots pine stands subjected to high-stump precommercial thinning

Lars EdeniusDepartment of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental Studies, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Umeå, SE-901 83, SwedenCorrespondence[email protected]
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Johan MånssonDepartment of Ecology, Grimsö Wildlife Research Station, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Riddarhyttan, SE-730 91, Sweden
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Tobias HjortstråleCounty Administrative Board, Västerås, SE-722 11, Sweden
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Jean-Michel RobergeDepartment of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental Studies, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Umeå, SE-901 83, Sweden
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Göran EricssonDepartment of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental Studies, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Umeå, SE-901 83, Sweden
Pages 382-387 | Received 09 Jun 2014, Accepted 17 Feb 2015, Published online: 20 Mar 2015

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