The influence of timber harvest on deer populations

Your paper should address the influences of different forms of timber harvest (such as thinning, clearcutting, etc.) on deer populations.  Your paper should include some discussion on the influences of timber harvest on habitat for deer, as well as the influences on the populations themselves.  

Your paper should cite the following papers and a minimum of 5 others:

Chang, K., D. L. Verbyla, and J. J. Yeo.  1995.  Spatial analysis of habitat selection by Sitka black-tailed deer in Southeast Alaska, USA. Environmental Management 19:579-589.

Tilghman, N. G.  1989.  Impacts of white-tailed deer on forest regeneration in northwestern Pennsylvania. Journal of Wildlife Management 53:524-532.

Yeo, J. J., and J. M. Peek.  1992.  Habitat selection by female Sitka black-tailed deer in logged forests of southern Alaska. Journal of Wildlife Management 56:253-261.

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