Characterization of a brown bear aggregation during the hyperphagia period in the Cantabrian Mountains, NW Spain
We characterized a brown bear (Ursus arctos) feeding aggregation that occurred in an oak (Quercus spp.) forest in the Cantabrian Mountains (NW Spain), during the hyperphagia period 2017 (Sep to Dec), which was an atypical year in terms of low fructification success due to late frost events and droug...
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ftcsic:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/197413 2024-02-11T10:09:18+01:00 Characterization of a brown bear aggregation during the hyperphagia period in the Cantabrian Mountains, NW Spain Ruíz-Villar, Héctor Morales-González, Ana Bombieri, Giulia Zarzo-Arias, Alejandra Penteriani, Vincenzo European Commission Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (España) 2019 http://hdl.handle.net/10261/197413 https://doi.org/10.2192/URSU-D-29-1.1 https://doi.org/10.13039/501100004837 https://doi.org/10.13039/501100000780 unknown International Association for Bear Research and Management Postprint Sí doi:10.2192/URSU-D-29-1.1 issn: 1537-6176 Ursus 29(2): 93- 100 (2019) http://hdl.handle.net/10261/197413 http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100004837 http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100000780 open Feeding aggregation Brown bear Hyperphagia Ursus arctos Bear interactions Cantabrian mountains artículo http://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501 2019 ftcsic https://doi.org/10.2192/URSU-D-29-1.110.13039/50110000483710.13039/501100000780 2024-01-16T10:46:53Z We characterized a brown bear (Ursus arctos) feeding aggregation that occurred in an oak (Quercus spp.) forest in the Cantabrian Mountains (NW Spain), during the hyperphagia period 2017 (Sep to Dec), which was an atypical year in terms of low fructification success due to late frost events and drought. We described (1) number, sex, and age class of aggregated bears; (2) temporal use of the area; and (3) bear interactions. We identified a minimum of 31 individuals, representing 10% of the estimated Cantabrian bear population. The number of adults increased during the study period, whereas the number of subadults decreased, which could be related to a displacement of subadults by dominant adults. The proximity of the aggregation site to a public road attracted numerous people to observe the bears. To minimize adverse bear-human interactions, we recommend providing educational material on best bear-viewing practices as well as on-site staffing. VP was financially supported by the Excellence Project CGL2017-82782-P financed by the Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities, the Agencia Estatal de Investigación (AEI), and the Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo Regional (FEDER, EU). Peer Reviewed Article in Journal/Newspaper Ursus arctos Digital.CSIC (Spanish National Research Council) Ursus 29 2 93 |
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Feeding aggregation Brown bear Hyperphagia Ursus arctos Bear interactions Cantabrian mountains Ruíz-Villar, Héctor Morales-González, Ana Bombieri, Giulia Zarzo-Arias, Alejandra Penteriani, Vincenzo Characterization of a brown bear aggregation during the hyperphagia period in the Cantabrian Mountains, NW Spain |
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We characterized a brown bear (Ursus arctos) feeding aggregation that occurred in an oak (Quercus spp.) forest in the Cantabrian Mountains (NW Spain), during the hyperphagia period 2017 (Sep to Dec), which was an atypical year in terms of low fructification success due to late frost events and drought. We described (1) number, sex, and age class of aggregated bears; (2) temporal use of the area; and (3) bear interactions. We identified a minimum of 31 individuals, representing 10% of the estimated Cantabrian bear population. The number of adults increased during the study period, whereas the number of subadults decreased, which could be related to a displacement of subadults by dominant adults. The proximity of the aggregation site to a public road attracted numerous people to observe the bears. To minimize adverse bear-human interactions, we recommend providing educational material on best bear-viewing practices as well as on-site staffing. VP was financially supported by the Excellence Project CGL2017-82782-P financed by the Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities, the Agencia Estatal de Investigación (AEI), and the Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo Regional (FEDER, EU). Peer Reviewed |
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Ruíz-Villar, Héctor Morales-González, Ana Bombieri, Giulia Zarzo-Arias, Alejandra Penteriani, Vincenzo |
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Ruíz-Villar, Héctor Morales-González, Ana Bombieri, Giulia Zarzo-Arias, Alejandra Penteriani, Vincenzo |
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Characterization of a brown bear aggregation during the hyperphagia period in the Cantabrian Mountains, NW Spain |
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Characterization of a brown bear aggregation during the hyperphagia period in the Cantabrian Mountains, NW Spain |
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Characterization of a brown bear aggregation during the hyperphagia period in the Cantabrian Mountains, NW Spain |
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Characterization of a brown bear aggregation during the hyperphagia period in the Cantabrian Mountains, NW Spain |
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Characterization of a brown bear aggregation during the hyperphagia period in the Cantabrian Mountains, NW Spain |
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characterization of a brown bear aggregation during the hyperphagia period in the cantabrian mountains, nw spain |
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International Association for Bear Research and Management |
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