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Grizzly bear: habitat relationships in the Yellowstone area

Bears: Their Biology and Management
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https://doi.org/10.2307/3872528

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Habitat use by grizzly bears (Ursus arctos) was studied from 1977 through 1979 in a 20,000-km2 area with Yellowstone National Park in the center. Of 1826 aerial radio locations of 46 instrumental grizzlies, 90% were in timber. Three-fourths of the locations were 100 m or less from an edge between timber and an opening. Timber over 3 m tall with a canopy cover of 26-75% accounted for 50% of all activity sites from March through November. The Abies lasiocarpa/Vaccinium scoparium community alone contained 23% of the total activity sites and 35% of the forested activity sites. Of 507 observations of feeding activity, 45% were recorded in timber over 3 m tall with a canopy cover of 26-100%, 34% in timber with a 0.1-25% canopy cover, 20% in open habitats, and 3% in timber less than 3 m tall. Ninety-nine percent of examined day beds were in forested communities.

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Publication type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Title Grizzly bear: habitat relationships in the Yellowstone area
Series title Bears: Their Biology and Management
DOI 10.2307/3872528
Volume 5
Year Published 1983
Language English
Publisher International Conference on Bear Research and Management
Publisher location New York, NY
Contributing office(s) Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center
Description 6 p.
Larger Work Type Article
Larger Work Subtype Journal Article
Larger Work Title Bears: Their Biology and Management
First page 118
Last page 123
Conference Title Fifth International Conference on Bear Research and Management
Conference Location Madison, WI
Conference Date February 1980
Country United States
Other Geospatial Yellowstone National Park
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