Spatiotemporal factors affecting bark stripping of conifer trees by Asiatic black bears (Ursus thibetanus) in Japan
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- 作者：Shoko Kobashikawa ; Shinsuke Koike ; koikes@cc.tuat.ac.jp" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author
- 关键词：Asiatic black bear ; Bark stripping ; Chamaecyparis obtusa ; Conifer damage ; Cryptomeria japonica ; Ursus thibetanus
- 刊名：Forest Ecology and Management
- 出版年：2016
- 出版时间：15 November 2016
- 年：2016
- 卷：380
- 期：Complete
- 页码：100-106
- 全文大小：807 K
文摘
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Factors associated with bark stripping damage by bears are assessed.
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Meteorological conditions of last winter don’t influence bear damage.
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Environmental characteristics of the stands are not associated with bear damage.
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Bear damage occurred continuously in the same forest over many years.
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Damage spreads at a faster rate through young stands.