An evaluation of habitat selection of Asiatic black bears in a season of prevalent conflicts

Ursus

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 16-26

  Takahata, Chihiro ^a   Nishino, Sadanori ^a   Kido, Kirara ^a   Izumiyama, Shigeyuki ^a  

^a SHINSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Asiatic black bear; conflict; habitat selection; human bear encounter risk; Japan; Ursus thibetanus

Indexed keywords

EID: 84877942925     PISSN: 15376176     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2192/URSUS-D-11-00018.1     Document Type: Article

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