ECOLOGY OF FLORIDA BLACK BEARS IN THE OKEFENOKEE-OSCEOLA ECOSYSTEM

ECOLOGY OF FLORIDA BLACK BEARS IN THE OKEFENOKEE-OSCEOLA ECOSYSTEM

Dobey et al study Florida black bears in 2 areas in the Okefenokee-Osceola ecosystem in southeast Georgia and north Florida from 1995 to 1999 to evaluate relationships between population characteristics, habitat conditions, and human activities. Bears in Okefenokee were hunted and those in Osceola w...

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Published in:Wildlife monographs no. 158; p. A4
Main Authors: Dobey, Steven, Masters, Darrin V, Scheick, Brian K, Clark, Joseph D
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Bethesda Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01-01-2005
Subjects:
Animal populations
Bears
Ecology
Ecosystems
Population characteristics
Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge
Osceola National Forest
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Summary:Dobey et al study Florida black bears in 2 areas in the Okefenokee-Osceola ecosystem in southeast Georgia and north Florida from 1995 to 1999 to evaluate relationships between population characteristics, habitat conditions, and human activities. Bears in Okefenokee were hunted and those in Osceola were not, they captured 205 different black bears 345 times from Jun 1995 to Sep 1998, and they obtained 13,573 radio radiolocations from 87 individual bears during the study.
ISSN:0084-0173
1938-5455