Title
Carnivores, urban landscapes, and longitudinal studies - a case history of black bears
Author(s)
Jon Beckmann and Carl Lackey
Published
2008
Publisher
Human-Wildlife Conflicts
Abstract
This study explores the impact of urban areas on the reproduction and demographics of black bears (Ursus americanus) based on research in the urban and wildland regions in the northern Sierra Nevada Mountains of Nevada, including the Lake Tahoe Basin. This work shows that urban areas act as population sinks for black bears and that urban bears of the Lake Tahoe Basin are unable to repopulate vacated wildland areas.
Keywords
Black bears, human–wildlife conflicts, life tables, source sink, urban interface, Ursus americanus
Full Citation
Beckmann, Jon P. and Lackey, Carl W. Carnivores, urban landscapes, and longitudinal studies: a case history of black bears. Human–Wildlife Conflicts 2(2):168–174, Fall 2008

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