Bears of the World: Ecology, Conservation and Management

Cover
Half-page title
Title page
Copyright page
Dedication
Contents
Contributors
Foreward
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Part I : Systematics, Ecology, and Behavior
	Chapter 1: Systematics, Evolution, and Genetics of Bears
	Chapter 2: Mating Strategies
	Chapter 3: Interspecific Interactions between Brown Bears, Ungulates, and Other Large Carnivores
	Chapter 4: Adaptations and Competitive Interactions of Tropical Asian Bear Species Define Their Biogeography: Past, Present, and Future
	Chapter 5: Remarkable Adaptations of the American Black Bear Help Explain Why it is the Most Common Bear: A Long-Term Study from the Center of its Range
Part II : Species Accounts
	Chapter 6: Giant Panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca)
	Chapter 7: Andean Bear (Tremarctos ornatus)
	Chapter 8: Sun Bear (Helarctos malayanus)
	Chapter 9: Sloth Bear (Melursus ursinus)
	Chapter 10: Asiatic Black Bear (Ursus thibetanus)
	Chapter 11: American Black Bear (Ursus americanus)
	Chapter 12: Brown Bear (Ursus arctos; Eurasia)
	Chapter 13: Brown Bear (Ursus arctos; North America)
	Chapter 14: Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus)
Part III : Human-Bear Coexistence
	Chapter 15: Human–Bear Conflicts at the Beginning of the Twenty-First Century: Patterns, Determinants, and Mitigation Measures
	Chapter 16: Principles of Human–Bear Conflict Management in Challenging Environments
	Chapter 17: Patterns of Bear Attacks on Humans, Factors Triggering Risky Scenarios, and How to Reduce Them
	Chapter 18: Effects of Human Disturbance on Brown Bear Behavior
	Chapter 19: Bears in Human-Modified Landscapes: The Case Studies of the Cantabrian, Apennine, and Pindos Mountains
Part IV : Conservation and Manangement
	Chapter 20: Conservation and Management of Bears
	Chapter 21: How Is Climate Change Affecting Polar Bears and Giant Pandas?
	Chapter 22: Managing for Interpopulation Connectivity of the World’s Bear Species
	Chapter 23: Ex Situ Conservation of Bears: Roles, Status, and Management
	Chapter 24: The Challenge of Brown Bear Management in Hokkaido, Japan
	Chapter 25: Potential Ecological Corridors for Remnant Asiatic Black Bear Populations and its Subpopulations Linked to Management Units in Japan
	Chapter 26: Captive Bears in Asia: Implications for Animal Welfare and Conservation
	Chapter 27: Human Dimensions of Asiatic Black Bear Conflicts and Management in Japan
	Chapter 28: Ecological and Social Dimensions of Sloth Bear Conservation in Sri Lanka
Index
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