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The Silvicultural Significance of the Porcupine

James D. Curtis

Document Type

Article

Journal/Book Title/Conference

Journal of Forestry

Volume

39

Issue

7

First Page

583

Last Page

594

Publication Date

1941

Abstract

Chiefly as the result of hearsay or from conclusions based on observational evidence only, the porcupine (Erethizon sp.) has been condemned by many foresters as a serious pest to tree crops. Actually, however, little or no factual data have been presented to substantiate such a conclusion. In an intensive study of a five-acre tract bisected by a rock ledge containing a number of porcupiue dens, the writer has attempted to determine the silvicultural effect of porcupine feeding on a young hardwood stand in central New England.

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