Black Bear Habitat Use in Great Smoky Mountains National Park
van Manen FT. 1994. Black Bear Habitat Use in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. University of Tennessee
Telemetry locations of black bears, from 1976 to 1982, were used to evaluate home ranges, movements, and habitat use. Fall ranges were larger than summer ranges. Movement between them was caused by variation in food supplies. Home range overlap was common. Habitat use was analyzed on 10 variables in a GIS database using logistic regression of bear location compared with random sites. Also used in the study was Akaike's criteria and information-theoretic measure of complexity, 4 and 5 microscales.
- Type
- Academic
- Authors
- van Manen, Frank
- Date of Issue
- 1994-04
- Publisher
- University of Tennessee
- Units
- GRSM
- Keywords
- Animal Studies, APHN, Appalachian Highlands Network, Black Bear (Ursus americanus), Dissertation, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, GRSM, GRSM-00025, Habitats, Movement (Animal), Range, SER, Southeast Region