Space and habitat use by black bears in the Elwha valley prior to dam removal

Northwest Science

Volumn 82, Issue SPEC.ISS., 2008, Pages 164-178

  Sager Fradkin, Kimberly A ^a,e   Jenkins, Kurt J ^a   Happe, Patricia J ^b   Beecham, John J ^c   Wright, R Gerald ^d   Hoffman, Roger A ^b  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b Olympic National Park   (United States)

^c Beringia South   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^e Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEAR; DAM REMOVAL; HABITAT USE; MOVEMENT; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SALMONID; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPACE USE;

ELWHA RIVER; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

CONIFEROPHYTA; URSUS AMERICANUS;

EID: 45249113231     PISSN: 0029344X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3955/0029-344X-82.S.I.164     Document Type: Article

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