Black bear depredation on agricultural commodities in Massachusetts

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 318-324

  Jonker, Sandra A ^a,c,e,f   Parkhurst, James A ^a,d,g,h,i   Field, Rebecca ^b,j,k,l,m,n   Fuller, Todd K ^a,o,p,q,r  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^d VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e LYNDON STATE COLLEGE   (United States)

^f University of Massachusetts ^*

^g UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^h PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

ⁱ RHODE ISLAND DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT   (United States)

^j Alternate Paths Inc

^k UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^l JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^m Intl Exch Prog Fish Wildl M

ⁿ Universidad Nacional de Colombia   (United States)

^o UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^p UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^q NORTHERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^r MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (United States)

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Author keywords

Agriculture; Black bear; Depredation; Deterrent techniques; Education; Massachusetts; Survey; Ursus americanus

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; BEAR; FARMERS ATTITUDE; MAN-ENVIRONMENT RELATIONS; PERCEPTION; PREDATION; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

MASSACHUSETTS; UNITED STATES;

APOIDEA; URSUS AMERICANUS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0031730399     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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