Beware of Bear? Long-Term Spatio-Temporal Patterns of Human–Bear Conflict in Connecticut.
In this study, we examine the spatio-temporal patterns of citizen-reported human–bear conflict (HBC) from 2002 to 2022 and use the Forest-Based and Boosted Classification (FBBC) technique to assess the significance of several factors in the occurrence of HBC. Our analysis reveals a significant incre...
| Publicado en: | Environmental Management Vol. 75; no. 3; pp. 638 - 654 |
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Springer Nature
Mar2025
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