Estimates of Population Density and Growth of Black Bears in the Smoky Mountains
Mclean PK and Pelton MR. 1994. Estimates of Population Density and Growth of Black Bears in the Smoky Mountains. Int Conference Bear Res and Manage. 9(1):253 - 261
Data were collected from 1.239 black bears, each tagged and tattooed. Density estimates were made by the Jolly-Seber population model, which indicated the importance of hard mast -- in good years, the population increased, in bad years it declined.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Mclean, Peter; Pelton, Michael
- Units
- GRSM
- Keywords
- Animal Studies, APHN, Appalachian Highlands Network, Black Bear (Ursus americanus), Great Smoky Mountains National Park, GRSM, GRSM-00025, Population Density, SER, Southeast Region