Spatial distribution and size of small canopy gaps created by Japanese black bears: estimating gap size using dropped branch measurements

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Takahashi, Kazuaki; Takahashi, Kaori;

(2013)

Publisher: BioMed Central

Journal: BMC Ecology,volume 13,issue 1,pages23-23 (issn: 1472-6785, eissn: 1472-6785)

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Related identifiers: pmc: PMC3720208, doi: 10.1186/1472-6785-13-23
Subject: Environmental Science(all) | Research Article | Animal–plant interaction | Canopy disturbance | Topography | Gap formation | Gap distribution | Bear shelf | Gap height

Background Japanese black bears, a large-bodied omnivore, frequently create small gaps in the tree crown during fruit foraging. However, there are no previous reports of black bear-created canopy gaps. To characterize physical canopy disturbance by black bears, we exami... View more

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