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Ecological impacts of deer in woodland
1 British Trust for Ornithology, The Nunnery, Thetford, Norfolk 1P24 2PU, England 2 Forest Research, Alice Holt Lodge, Wrecclesham, Surrey GU10 4LH, England
This special issue of Forestry is devoted to papers exploring the range of impacts that deer may have on the ecology of woodland. The papers were presented at a 2-day meeting held by the Forest Ecology Group of the British Ecological Society in April 2000 at the University of East Anglia, Norwich, England. Most of the papers focused on the situation in lowland Britain but they have relevance to all geographical regions where deer populations are increasing. The first paper is an introduction to the issues involved and draws out some of the key points emerging from the main papers. Some of the deer species currently present in British woodland are shown in the photographs below, together with a variety of impacts on woodland vegetation in Britain.