Modeling the effects of human-caused mortality on the brown bear population on the Shiretoko peninsula, hokkaido, Japan

Ursus

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 12-21

  Kohira, Masao ^a   Okada, Hideaki ^a   Nakanishi, Masanao ^a   Yamanaka, Masami ^a  

^a Shiretoko Nature Foundation   (Japan)

Author keywords

Elasticity analysis; Human bear conflict; Japanese brown bear; Population growth rate; Shiretoko Peninsula; Ursus arctos yesoensis

Indexed keywords

URSUS ARCTOS;

EID: 67650763161     PISSN: 15376176     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2192/1537-6176-20.1.12     Document Type: Article

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