Title:

The brown bear in Poland: its history and present numbers

Creator:

Jakubiec, Z. ; Buchalczyk, T.

Place of publishing:

Białowieża

Date issued/created:

1987

Description:

The brown bear, Ursus arctos Linnaeus, 1758 was exterminated all over lowland Poland and in Sudety Mts. remaining only in Carpathian Mts. where its range declined further till the World War I period. A small population survived within some isolated sites and started to grow again after the World War II with its territorial expansion markedly accelerated since seventies. The number of brown bears in Poland increased 4-5 times within 1945-1982 period. The population number in 1982 was estimated at 70-75 individuals.

Type of object:

Journal/Article

Subject and Keywords:

Ursus arctos ; Poland ; occurrence ; numbers ; występowanie ; liczebność ; Niedźwiedź brunatny

Relation:

Acta Theriologica

Volume:

32

Issue:

17

Start page:

289

End page:

306

Resource type:

Text

Detailed Resource Type:

Article

Format:

application/pdf

Resource Identifier:

10.4098/AT.arch.87-20

Source:

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Language:

eng ; sum. eng. ; pol.

Rights:

Rights Reserved - Free Access

Terms of use:

Copyright-protected material. May be used within the limits of statutory user freedoms

Digitizing institution:

Mammal Research Institute of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Original in:

Library of the Mammal Research Institute Polish Academy of Sciences

Projects co-financed by:

Programme Innovative Economy, 2010-2014, Priority Axis 2. R&D infrastructure ; European Union. European Regional Development Fund

Access:

Open