Grizzly bears and forestry: I. Selection of clearcuts by grizzly bears in west-central Alberta, Canada

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 199, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 51-65

  Nielsen, Scott E ^a   Boyce, Mark S ^a   Stenhouse, Gordon B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b Alberta Sustainable Resource Development   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alberta; Forestry; Grizzly bear; Habitat selection; Silviculture

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FORESTRY; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

HYPERPHAGIA; RESOURCE SELECTION; SEASONAL HABITATS;

ECOLOGY;

BEAR; CLEARCUTTING; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY; HABITAT QUALITY; HABITAT SELECTION; SILVICULTURE;

BIODIVERSITY; ECOLOGY; FORESTRY; STRATEGIC ALLIANCES;

ALBERTA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

CHONDRICHTHYES; URSUS ARCTOS;

EID: 4444309857     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2004.04.014     Document Type: Article

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