Use of salmon (Oncorhynchus spp.) by Brown Bears (Ursus arctos) in an Arctic, interior, montane environment
Salmon (Oncorhynchus spp.) is a key dietary item for temperate coastal Brown Bears (Ursus arctos) across much of their circumpolar range. Brown Bears living in Arctic, interior, and montane environments without large annual runs of salmon tend to be smaller bodied and occur at much lower densities t...
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ftjcfn:oai:canadianfieldnaturalist.ca:article/2114 2023-05-15T14:34:48+02:00 Use of salmon (Oncorhynchus spp.) by Brown Bears (Ursus arctos) in an Arctic, interior, montane environment Sorum, Mathew S. Joly, Kyle Cameron, Matthew D. 2019-11-17 application/pdf https://www.canadianfieldnaturalist.ca/index.php/cfn/article/view/2114 https://doi.org/10.22621/cfn.v133i2.2114 eng eng The Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club https://www.canadianfieldnaturalist.ca/index.php/cfn/article/view/2114/2267 https://www.canadianfieldnaturalist.ca/index.php/cfn/article/view/2114 doi:10.22621/cfn.v133i2.2114 Copyright (c) 2019 The Canadian Field-Naturalist The Canadian Field-Naturalist; Vol. 133 No. 2 (2019); 151-155 0008-3550 Alaska Brown Bear diet fishing mountains Oncorhynchus spp salmon Ursus arctos Brooks Range info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2019 ftjcfn https://doi.org/10.22621/cfn.v133i2.2114 2021-09-02T18:54:51Z Salmon (Oncorhynchus spp.) is a key dietary item for temperate coastal Brown Bears (Ursus arctos) across much of their circumpolar range. Brown Bears living in Arctic, interior, and montane environments without large annual runs of salmon tend to be smaller bodied and occur at much lower densities than coastal populations. We conducted ground and aerial surveys to assess whether Brown Bears fished for salmon above the Arctic Circle, in and around Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve. Here, we document the use of salmon by interior Brown Bears in the Arctic mountains of the central Brooks Range of Alaska. We believe our findings could be important for understanding the breadth of the species’ diet across major biomes, as well as visitor safety in the park and Brown Bear conservation in the region. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Brooks Range brown bear Ursus arctos Alaska The Canadian Field-Naturalist (E-Journal) Arctic The Canadian Field-Naturalist 133 2 151 |
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Salmon (Oncorhynchus spp.) is a key dietary item for temperate coastal Brown Bears (Ursus arctos) across much of their circumpolar range. Brown Bears living in Arctic, interior, and montane environments without large annual runs of salmon tend to be smaller bodied and occur at much lower densities than coastal populations. We conducted ground and aerial surveys to assess whether Brown Bears fished for salmon above the Arctic Circle, in and around Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve. Here, we document the use of salmon by interior Brown Bears in the Arctic mountains of the central Brooks Range of Alaska. We believe our findings could be important for understanding the breadth of the species’ diet across major biomes, as well as visitor safety in the park and Brown Bear conservation in the region. |
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Use of salmon (Oncorhynchus spp.) by Brown Bears (Ursus arctos) in an Arctic, interior, montane environment |
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Use of salmon (Oncorhynchus spp.) by Brown Bears (Ursus arctos) in an Arctic, interior, montane environment |
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Use of salmon (Oncorhynchus spp.) by Brown Bears (Ursus arctos) in an Arctic, interior, montane environment |
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Use of salmon (Oncorhynchus spp.) by Brown Bears (Ursus arctos) in an Arctic, interior, montane environment |
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Use of salmon (Oncorhynchus spp.) by Brown Bears (Ursus arctos) in an Arctic, interior, montane environment |
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use of salmon (oncorhynchus spp.) by brown bears (ursus arctos) in an arctic, interior, montane environment |
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