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Providing wildlife cover
| Author: |
Demers, Chris; Hawkins, Leslie; Long, Alan; McKelvy, Chuck |
| Date: |
1998 |
| Periodical: |
Gainesville, FL: Florida Cooperative Extension Service; SS-FOR-15. 4 p |
| Link: |
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/FR124
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| Abstract: |
Food, water, space and cover are the four essential elements of wildlife habitat. Cover is considered any place an animal can use for living space and can be easily provided by forest landowners. Components of cover include all forms of vegetation and any physical entities such as brush piles, fallen logs, snags, and/or tree cavities. Because the position, height and physical structure of these components greatly influence habitat quality, manipulation of these same elements through planting, cutting, burning and grazing can have positive or negative effects depending on how they are implemented and what species of wildlife you are targeting. |
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