Selection of den sites by black bears in the southern Appalachians

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1062-1073

  Reynolds Hogland, Melissa J ^a   Mitchell, Michael S ^a,d   Powell, Roger A ^b   Brown, Dottie C ^c  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Southwestern Community College   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bears; Dens; Habitat quality; Roads; Southern Appalachian Mountains; Ursus americanus

Indexed keywords

BEAR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEN; HABITAT QUALITY; HOME RANGE; MODELING; ROAD; SITE SELECTION;

NORTH AMERICA; NORTH CAROLINA; PISGAH BEAR SANCTUARY; UNITED STATES;

URSUS AMERICANUS;

EID: 36649034066     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/06-MAMM-A-329R1.1     Document Type: Article

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