Black Bear Mark Trees in the Smoky Mountains
Burst TL and Pelton MR. 1978. Black Bear Mark Trees in the Smoky Mountains. In Burst TL and Pelton MR (ed): IntConfBear Resand Manage
The study included 691 bear-marked trees within the Park. Reasons for marking are discussed, and the conclusion is that it is a method of defining territory.
- Type
- Conference Proceeding Paper
- Authors
- Burst, Thomas; Pelton, Michael
- Units
- GRSM
- Keywords
- Animal Studies, Behavior, Black Bear (Ursus americanus), Great Smoky Mountains National Park NC TN, GRSM-00025, tree marking