The role of brown bear (Ursus arctos) in the plant seed dispersal of Golestan National Park

• Published in: Iranian Journal of Applied Ecology
• Main Authors: Karimi, S., Hemami, M.R., Tarkesh Esfahani, M., Baltzinger, C.
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: endozoochory; mammalian omnivores; growth form; seed abundance and species richness; temporal and spatial variability; Gilan; Ursus arctos
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/120956

The brown bear (Ursus arctos) is the largest carnivore species in Iran. It can be found in large parts of the Alborz and Zagros mountain ranges, but remarkable densities occur in the northern forest, ranging from Golestan National Park to the western Gilan. We investigated the potential of brown bea...