Articles with "stripping bears" as a keyword



Photo by dchris from unsplash

The benefit of wrapping trees in biodegradable material netting to protect against bark stripping by bears extends to surrounding stands

Sign Up to like & get
recommendations!
Published in 2019 at "Forest Ecology and Management"

DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2019.01.037

Abstract: Abstract Bark stripping by Asian black bears (Ursus thibetanus) has a serious impact on conifer plantations in Japan. Prevention strategies tend to be implemented on a tree-by-tree basis by wrapping standing trees in biodegradable tape… read more here.

Keywords: treated stands; untreated stands; surrounding stands; bark stripping ... See more keywords