Factors influencing the abundance of berry plants for Black Bears, Ursus americanus, in Quebec

Canadian Field-Naturalist

Volumn 122, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 212-220

  Hébert, Rémi ^a   Samson, Claude ^b   Huot, Jean ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b PARKS CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Berries; Black bear; Oblique drainage; Quebec; Seepage; Soil texture; Ursus americanus; Vegetation density; Vegetation height; Vertical drainage; Wildlife reserve

Indexed keywords

BEAR; BIOCLIMATOLOGY; DIET; DRAINAGE; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOOD PREFERENCE; HERBIVORY; NATURE RESERVE; PLANT PRODUCT; SEEPAGE; SOIL TEXTURE; SPECIES INVENTORY; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

CANADA; QUEBEC [CANADA];

URSUS AMERICANUS;

EID: 77949797314     PISSN: 00083550     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.22621/cfn.v122i3.601     Document Type: Article

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