Wpływ wieku drzewostanu na dostępność pokarmu danieli

Influence of forest age on fallow deer food availability was studied in two localities in Poland. There were some differences between them, but in both cases pole−sized and mature stands were more abundant in food than the younger age classes. Fallow deer food availability was lowest in mature beech stands. Comparisons with other studies on this issue made in Poland showed that results are different depending on deer species considered. It comes from different food eaten by every species and abundance of various plants in forest age classes may follow different patterns. Besides, this study has shown that it is very hard to find general pattern of relation between forest age and deer food abundance for various regions, because this will depend on tree species dominating in the forest as well as forest management practices.