Brown bear (Ursus arctos L.) habitat use patterns in two regions of northern Pindos, Greece - Management implications

Journal of Natural History

Volumn 42, Issue 5-8, 2008, Pages 301-315

  Mertzanis, Georgios ^a   Kallimanis, Athanasios S ^b   Kanellopoulos, Nikolaos ^c   Sgardelis, Stefanos P ^b   Tragos, Athanasios ^a   Aravidis, Ilias ^d  

^a CALLISTO NGO   (Greece)

^b ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^c Forestry Service   (Greece)

^d Development Agency of Thessaloniki   (Greece)

Author keywords

Brown bear; Greece; Habitat suitability; Habitat use; Pindos; Telemetry

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; BEAR; GRASSLAND; HABITAT SELECTION; HABITAT USE; HOME RANGE; SPECIES CONSERVATION; TELEMETRY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; GREECE; PINDUS MOUNTAINS; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

URSUS ARCTOS;

EID: 46249127069     PISSN: 00222933     EISSN: 14645262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222930701835175     Document Type: Conference Paper

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