The influence of logging and wildfire on grizzly bear habitat in northwestern Montana
Zager PE. 1980. The influence of logging and wildfire on grizzly bear habitat in northwestern Montana. University of Montana
Study objectives were to: 1. Assess the similarity between plant communities created by wildfire and those created by different logging and slash disposal methods with respect to grizzly bear plant foods; 2. Determine the kind and amount of grizzly bear utilization of logged areas and burned sites; 3. Determine grizzly response to an open, traveled road system; and 4. Determine grizzly habitat preference and avoidance patterns. Most of the field work was conducted on the Flathead National Forest in northwestern Montana. The work was concentrated in two main study areas, the North Fork and the South Fork of the Flathead River.Less intensive field work was also carried out in the nearby Mission Range, Glacier National Park, and the Yaak River region in Montana.
- Type
- Academic
- Authors
- Zager, Peter
- Date of Issue
- 1980
- Publisher
- University of Montana
- Units
- CRCO , GLAC
- Keywords
- Dissertation, Ecology, Environmental Impact, Fire Ecology, Grizzly Bear (Ursus arctos), Habitats, Logging, Montana (Northwestern)