Growth and sustainability of black bears at White River National Wildlife Refuge, Arkansas

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1094-1101

  Clark, Joseph D ^a   Eastridge, Rick ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b ARKANSAS GAME AND FISH COMMISSION   (United States)

Author keywords

Abundance; Black bear; Population growth; Pradel model; Ursus americanus; White River

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BEAR; HUNTING; POPULATION GROWTH; POPULATION MODELING; REINTRODUCTION; SURVIVAL; SUSTAINABILITY; TRANSLOCATION;

ARKANSAS; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WHITE RIVER [ARKANSAS]; WHITE RIVER NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE;

URSUS AMERICANUS;

EID: 33749011428     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2193/0022-541X(2006)70[1094:GASOBB]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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