Foraging Behavior and Habitat Use Patterns of Brown Bears ( Ursus arctos ) in Relation to Human Activity and Salmon Abundance on a Coastal Alaskan Salmon Stream

• Main Author: Crupi, Anthony P., Jr.
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: DigitalCommons@USU 2003
• Subjects: Animal Sciences; Salmon Stream; Ursus arctos
• Online Access: https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/4777; https://doi.org/10.26076/3ba8-f244; https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/context/etd/article/5812/viewcontent/Foraging_Behavior_and_Habitat_Use_Patterns_of_Brown_Bears__Ursus.unlocked.pdf

Over the past decade, demand for recreation has increased as part of Alaska's doubling growth in tourism. Along the Chilkoot River, near Haines, fishing and bear viewing have become increasingly popular. I investigated the ecological and behavioral interactions there between brown bears, salmon...