Vital rates of two small populations of brown bears in Canada and range‐wide relationship between population size and trend

• Published in: Ecology and Evolution
• Main Authors: Michelle L. McLellan, Bruce N. McLellan, Rahel Sollmann, Heiko U. Wittmer
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2021
• Subjects: brown bear; carnivore conservation; grizzly bear; population recovery; small population; survival; Ecology; QH540-549.5; Canada; British Columbia; Ursus arctos
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.7301; https://doaj.org/article/614f5928e1ed44bf9da7e7c2d0cd4f08

Abstract Identifying mechanisms of population change is fundamental for conserving small and declining populations and determining effective management strategies. Few studies, however, have measured the demographic components of population change for small populations of mammals (<50 individuals...