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Conservation and the Use of Wildlife Resources pp 171–190Cite as

Deer management in Scotland

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As a wildlife resource, the red deer (Cervus elaphus) population in Scotland is of considerable ecological, utilitarian and aesthetic importance. Scotland’s largest native herbivore, red deer, alone or in combination with domestic stock, can drive vegetation successions in the uplands. For example, where browsing is sufficiently intense, woodland is converted to open grass or dwarf-shrub dominated habitats. Therefore, red deer have profound implications for vegetation and associated animal communities.

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Reynolds, P., Staines, B. (1997). Deer management in Scotland. In: Bolton, M. (eds) Conservation and the Use of Wildlife Resources. Conservation Biology Series, vol 8. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-1445-2_10

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