Movements of female black bears in relation to landscape vegetation type in Southern Québec

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 62, Issue 2 SUPPL., 1998, Pages 718-727

  Samson, Claude ^a   Huot, Jean ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

American black bear; Core area; Home range; Landscape; Protected area; Southern qu bec; Ursus americanus

Indexed keywords

BLACK BEAR; MOVEMENT; VEGETATION TYPE;

CANADA, QUEBEC, LA MAURICIE NATIONAL PARK;

URSUS AMERICANUS;

EID: 0031841130     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3802348     Document Type: Article

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