Integrated population modeling of black bears in Minnesota: implications for monitoring and management.

BACKGROUND: Wildlife populations are difficult to monitor directly because of costs and logistical challenges associated with collecting informative abundance data from live animals. By contrast, data on harvested individuals (e.g., age and sex) are often readily available. Increasingly, integrated...

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Main Authors: John R Fieberg, Kyle W Shertzer, Paul B Conn, Karen V Noyce, David L Garshelis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2920827?pdf=render