How vulnerable are denning bears to disturbance?

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 400-413

  Linnell, John D C ^a   Swenson, Jon E ^a,b   Andersen, Reidar ^a,c   Barnes, Brian ^d  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR NATURE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^c NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

Black bear; Brown bear; Dens; Disturbance; Hibernation; Physiology; Polar bear; Ursus

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BEAR; VULNERABILITY;

EID: 0033923338     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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