The development of a resource management strategy: deer, plants, and data at Brown County State Park, Indiana
by Michael A. Reiter, James P. Eagleman
Interdisciplinary Environmental Review (IER), Vol. 1, No. 1, 1999

Abstract: Deer browsing threatened to affect the future development of Brown County State Park's forest canopy and understory. In response, the park initiated limited hunts to thin the deer population, which resulted in some public protest. Data from the hunts are encouraging, and protests have diminished. In order to economise personnel time in collection, a new strategy was developed that emphasises the condition of plant communities rather than species diversity. Though present data supports the strategy and education efforts have been enhanced, it may be impossible to avoid public and/or political conflict over this issue.

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