Impacts of Human Recreation on Brown Bears (Ursus arctos): A Review and New Management Tool
Table 2
Probabilities of temporary or long-term displacement (i.e., for the duration of seasonal or annual use of a habitat) under various Bayesian network model management and environmental scenarios for Alaskan brown bears including: 1) unregulated recreations in bear habitat with dispersed resources; 2) regulated recreations in bear habitat with dispersed resources; 3) unregulated recreations in bear habitat with concentrated resources; 4) regulated recreations in bear habitats with concentrated resources; and 5) all recreational activities in either low or high quality habitats.
Low quality habitats are those in which resources are dispersed. Therefore, only scenarios 1, 2, and 5 result in probability outcomes. High quality habitats are those in which resources are concentrated. Therefore only scenarios 3, 4, and 5 result in probability outcomes.