Denning ecology of Scandinavian brown bears (Ursus Arctos) in a dynamic landscape

• Main Author: Mannaart, Alja Helene Irena
• Other Authors: Steyaert, Sam
• Format: Master Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås 2016
• Subjects: Brown bear; Anthill; Den; Forestry; Reproductive success; Human disturbance; VDP::Mathematics and natural science: 400::Zoology and botany: 480::Ecology: 488; Finnes; Føre; Bjørn; Veier; Bjørnen; Ursus arctos
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11250/2403218

Human encroachment, habitat fragmentation, resource exploitation, and hunting can affect the presence, habitat use, behavior, life history, and population dynamics of wildlife species. Wide-ranging large mammals with low reproductive rates are especially susceptible to negative fragmentation effects...