Stochasticity in natural forage production affects use of urban areas by black bears: implications to management of human-bear conflicts.

The rapid expansion of global urban development is increasing opportunities for wildlife to forage and become dependent on anthropogenic resources. Wildlife using urban areas are often perceived dichotomously as urban or not, with some individuals removed in the belief that dependency on anthropogen...

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Main Authors: Sharon Baruch-Mordo, Kenneth R Wilson, David L Lewis, John Broderick, Julie S Mao, Stewart W Breck
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3885671?pdf=render