Shifting perceptions of risk and reward: Dynamic selection for human development by black bears in the western United States

Biological Conservation

Volumn 187, Issue , 2015, Pages 164-172

  Johnson, H E ^a   Breck, S W ^b   Baruch Mordo, S ^c   Lewis, D L ^d   Lackey, C W ^e   Wilson, K R ^d   Broderick, J ^a   Mao, J S ^a   Beckmann, J P ^f  

^a Colorado Parks and Wildlife ^*  (United States)

^b NATIONAL WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c THE NATURE CONSERVANCY   (United States)

^d Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

^e Nevada Department of Wildlife   (United States)

^f WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior; Black bear; Forage risk trade off; Human carnivore conflict; Resource selection; Ursus americanus

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BEAR; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CARNIVORE; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; HABITAT QUALITY; HUMAN ACTIVITY; NATURE CONSERVATION; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; RESOURCE SELECTION; RISK PERCEPTION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

UNITED STATES;

URSUS AMERICANUS;

EID: 84928889291     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2015.04.014     Document Type: Article

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