Black spruce grows almost as far north as the Arctic Ocean.
Terrestrial and Marine Food Use of Black Bears on Vancouver Island
Effects of disturbance on critical food sources
Black bears may provide an important link between the marine and terrestrial environment through the distribution of marine nutrients to the coastal forests of British Columbia. Researchers from the University of Trent, Ontario, and the University of Victoria, British Columbia, are investigating the feeding habits of coastal black bears in both disturbed and undisturbed watershed areas in order to determine their feeding habits and provide information which is important to the management of black bear habitats. Results are expected to demonstrate that salmon and other marine forage are a significant dietary component of coastal black bears, particularly in undisturbed watersheds where human activity is not responsible for displacing wildlife from prime foraging habitat.
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