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Microhistological Techniques for Food Habits Analyses

Informally Refereed

Abstract

Techniques used to prepare and quantify herbivore diet samples for microhistological analyses are described. Plant fragments are illustrated for more than 50 selected plants common on longleaf-slash pine-bluestem range in the southeastern United States.

Keywords

Herbivore diets, plant fragments, micro-anatomy, longleaf-slash pine-bluestem range.

Citation

Johnson, Mark K.; Wofford, Helen; Pearson, Henry A. 1983. Microhistological Techniques for Food Habits Analyses. Res. Pap. SO-199. New Orleans, LA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Forest Experiment Station. 40 p.
Citations
https://www.fs.usda.gov/research/treesearch/1203