Influences of resource availability on the distribution and resource selection of American black bear (Ursus americanus) on Yellowstone’s Northern Range
Bowersock NR and Litt AR. Influences of resource availability on the distribution and resource selection of American black bear (Ursus americanus) on Yellowstone’s Northern Range. Research Permit and Reporting System
The American black bear (Ursus americanus) is a well-distributed species of bear that can be found throughout most of North America. Black bears are opportunistic omnivores that consume a seasonally-dynamic diet that varies over time and space. However, many populations of black bears have been negatively impacted by human expansion and changes to climate. Recently, the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem (GYE) has seen changes to many of the foods that black bears use regularly, such as whitebark pi
- Type
- Unpublished Report
- Authors
- Bowersock, Nathaniel; Litt, Andrea
- Publisher
- Research Permit and Reporting System
- Units
- YELL