Modeling black bear population dynamics in a human-dominated stochastic environment

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 294, Issue , 2014, Pages 51-58

  Lewis, D L ^a   Breck, S W ^b   Wilson, K R ^a   Webb, C T ^a  

^a Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

^b NATIONAL WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Black bear; Elasticity; Sensitivity; Stochastic population growth; Ursus americanus

Indexed keywords

BLACK BEAR; SENSITIVITY; STOCHASTIC ENVIRONMENT; STOCHASTIC POPULATION; URSUS AMERICANUS;

ELASTICITY;

BEAR; BREEDING POPULATION; CARNIVORE; DATA SET; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; FOOD PRODUCTION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION GROWTH; POPULATION STRUCTURE; STOCHASTICITY; SURVIVAL; URBAN AREA;

URSUS AMERICANUS;

EID: 84908018342     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2014.08.021     Document Type: Article

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