Dietary niche partitioning among black bears, grizzly bears, and wolves in a multiprey ecosystem

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Zoology
• Main Authors: Merkle, Jerod A., Polfus, Jean L., Derbridge, Jonathan J., Heinemeyer, Kimberly S.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 2017
• Subjects: Alces alces; Canis lupus; Rangifer tarandus; Ursus arctos
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/cjz-2016-0258; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/full-xml/10.1139/cjz-2016-0258; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/cjz-2016-0258

Identifying mechanisms that promote coexistence of sympatric species is important for predicting ecological effects of anthropogenic change. Many caribou (Rangifer tarandus (L., 1758)) populations are declining, and it is unclear to what extent sympatric predators consume caribou or how alternative...