Influence of gypsy moth induced oak mortality on a black bear population
During June 1990 - November 1993 I measured the responses of black bears (Ursus americanus) in Shenandoah National Park (SNP), Virginia to gypsy moth (Lymantria dispar) induced oak (Quercus spp.) mortality. Oak species composed >50% of the forest canopy of SNP, and oak mortality rates ranged from...
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Virginia Tech
2014
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10919/40566 http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-01102009-063432/ |