Table 1 Overview of the relative availability of habitat types in the study area, the relative availability within the home ranges, and the relative use of those habitat types by roe deer in the Bavarian Forest National Park, in descending order of use
From: Holling meets habitat selection: functional response of large herbivores revisited
Habitat | Availability in the study area | Availability in the home range | Proportional use | Cover | Biomass (\(\mathrm{gm}^{-3}\)) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Old deciduous | 0.184 | 0.230 | 0.247 | 0.77 (0.31) | 45 (79) |
Old mixed | 0.231 | 0.393 | 0.188 | 0.73 (0.34) | 54 (75) |
Old coniferous | 0.220 | 0.188 | 0.170 | 0.63 (0.35) | 24 (58) |
Cultivated meadows | 0.051 | 0.060 | 0.102 | 0.16 (0.2) | 299 (91) |
Medium mixed | 0.075 | 0.045 | 0.079 | 0.67 (0.33) | 85 (80) |
Unmanaged meadows | 0.020 | 0.014 | 0.064 | 0.31 (0.26) | 349 (41) |
Clearcuts | 0.046 | 0.024 | 0.062 | 0.25 (0.24) | 29 (57) |
Young stands | 0.020 | 0.009 | 0.047 | 0.36 (0.27) | 54(-) |
Anthropogenic | 0.027 | 0.022 | 0.018 | 0.36 (0.33) | 300 (-) |
Medium deciduous | 0.015 | 0.007 | 0.014 | 0.66 (0.36) | 89 (114) |
Disturbance area | 0.111 | 0.008 | 0.010 | 0.31 (0.24) | 10 (53) |