Benefits and pitfalls of long-term research: A case study of black bears in Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 443-450

  Pelton, Michael R ^a,b,c   Van Manen, Frank T ^a,d,e,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c International Association for Bear Research and Management   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^e WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^f Cherokee National Forest Tennessee   (United States)

Author keywords

American black bear; long term studies; monitoring; research; Ursus americanus

Indexed keywords

BLACK BEAR; LONG-TERM STUDY; MONITORING; TECHNIQUE EVALUATION; TIME SERIES;

USA, GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK;

URSUS AMERICANUS;

EID: 0029660528     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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