Assessing Forest Structural and Topographic Effects on Habitat Productivity for the Endangered Apennine Brown Bear

• Published in: Forests
• Main Authors: Angela Anna Rositi, Giovanna Jona Lasinio, Paolo Ciucci
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2021
• Subjects: forest structure; habitat; Ursus arctos marsicanus; Deadwood; Ursus arctos
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/f12070916

Any forest management potentially affects the availability and quality of resources for forest-dwelling wildlife populations, including endangered species. One such species is the Apennine brown bear, a small and unique population living in the central Apennines of Italy. The conservation of this re...