Seed Dispersal by Brown Bears, Ursus arctos, in Southeastern Alaska

• Published in: The Canadian Field-Naturalist
• Main Authors: Willson, Mary F., Gende, Scott M.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club 2004
• Subjects: Brown Bears; Ursus arctos; Southeastern Alaska; seed dispersal; fleshy fruits; Rubus; Ribes; Oplopanax; Vaccinium; Streptopus; Alaska
• Online Access: https://www.canadianfieldnaturalist.ca/index.php/cfn/article/view/53; https://doi.org/10.22621/cfn.v118i4.53

Mammals often consume fleshy fruits and disperse significant quantities of the enclosed seeds. In southeastern Alaska, Brown Bears (Ursus arctos) are among the most important dispersers of seeds for the numerous plant species producing fleshy fruits, because these bears are abundant, often eat large...