Stochasticity in natural forage production affects use of urban areas by black bears: Implications to management of human-bear conflicts

PLoS ONE

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Baruch Mordo, Sharon ^a,d   Wilson, Kenneth R ^a   Lewis, David L ^a   Broderick, John ^b   Mao, Julie S ^b   Breck, Stewart W ^c  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b Terrestrial Programs Colorado Parks and Wildlife   (United States)

^c NATIONAL WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^d THE NATURE CONSERVANCY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLACK BEAR; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONFLICT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FORAGE; LAND USE; MALE; NOCTURNAL SPECIES; NONHUMAN; POPULATION DENSITY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEASONAL VARIATION; STOCHASTIC MODEL; SURVIVAL TIME; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA; URBANIZATION;

ANIMALS; COLORADO; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; FOOD; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REPRODUCTION; STOCHASTIC PROCESSES; URBAN RENEWAL; URSIDAE;

EID: 84896946398     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0085122     Document Type: Article

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