The effects of increasing human activity on brown bear use of an Alaskan river

Biological Conservation

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 95-99

  Olson, Tamara L ^a,c   Gilbert, Barrie K ^a   Squibb, Ronald C ^b  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge   (United States)

^c ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME   (United States)

Author keywords

Alaska; Ecotourism; Habituation; Non con; Sumptive impacts; Ursus arctos

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; BROWN BEAR; HABITAT USE; HUMAN ACTIVITY;

USA, ALASKA;

URSUS ARCTOS;

EID: 0030858573     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3207(96)00151-6     Document Type: Article

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