Connectivity among subpopulations of Louisiana black bears as estimated by a step selection function

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 79, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 1347-1360

  Clark, Joseph D ^a   Laufenberg, Jared S ^a   Davidson, Maria ^b   Murrow, Jennifer L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

corridor; dispersal; GPS; interchange; model; movement; pathway; population recovery; Ursus americanus luteolus

Indexed keywords

BEAR; BIOMONITORING; CONNECTIVITY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DISPERSAL; EXTINCTION RISK; GPS; HABITAT CORRIDOR; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; LAND COVER; MIGRATION ROUTE; MOVEMENT; POPULATION DECLINE; POPULATION SIZE; PRIVATE LAND; RADIOTELEMETRY; RANGE SIZE; REINTRODUCTION; RESOURCE SELECTION; SUBPOPULATION;

LOUISIANA; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; URSUS AMERICANUS LUTEOLUS;

EID: 84945460840     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: 19372817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jwmg.955     Document Type: Article

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