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Alaskan Birch with Moose Bite Marks

Betula neoalaskana

Photo by glbnoah109
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

The birch is showing numerous gashes of missing bark. The gashes are caused by foraging moose using their incisors to snip off the ends of tree branches.

Habitat:

The tree was in the foothills of the Alaska Range and adjacent to a large open meadow.

Reference Links:

Facts about American White Birch (Betula papyrifera), Betula neoalaskana

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PublishedAugust 4, 2013

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