Life history analysis for black bears (Ursus americanus) in a changing demographic landscape

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 167, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 47-64

  Freedman, Adam H ^a,b   Portier, Kenneth M ^a   Sunquist, Melvin E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Black bear; Population growth; Sensitivity analysis; Southeastern Coastal Plain; Ursus americanus

Indexed keywords

BEAR; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HUMAN ACTIVITY; POPULATION GROWTH; POPULATION MODELING; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

MAMMALIA; URSUS; URSUS AMERICANUS;

EID: 0347365851     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3800(03)00171-6     Document Type: Article

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