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

• Published in: Forests
• Main Authors: Rositi, Angela Anna, Jona Lasinio, Giovanna, Ciucci, Paolo
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI 2021
• Subjects: forest structure; habitat; Ursus arctos marsicanus; Deadwood; Ursus arctos
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11573/1564123; 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...