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Vegetation in the main types of forest landscapes in the south of the Far East has been analyzed with regard to the dependence of population density and spatial distribution of five wild ruminant species on the main parameters of phytomass. The results have shown that the majority of ruminant species at their current population density never suffer from insufficient food supply. A high population density of the sika deer (Cervus nippon) is the only factor that may cause degradation of vegetation in the study region. The present-day population density of ruminants in their habitats does not depend on the amount of phytomass and species diversity of forage plants. Conversely, there is a strong relationship between the highest population density of ruminants recorded during the past 50 years and the phytomass stock of forage plants in their habitats.
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Original Russian Text © I.S. Sheremet’ev, S.V. Prokopenko, 2006, published in Ekologiya, 2006, No. 4, pp. 243–251.
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Sheremet’ev, I.S., Prokopenko, S.V. General analysis of forest vegetation in the south of the Far East with regard to the feeding of wild ruminants (Artiodactyla, Ruminantia). Russ J Ecol 37, 217–224 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1067413606040011
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