Certificate - Etheses - Saurashtra University
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in these habitats and vicinity of village were preferred by brown bears. The frequency<br />
occurrence of food plants in plots used by bears varied considerably Irrespective of<br />
this variation, the proportional utilization of these plots with variable number of food<br />
plant species was very high, except the plots without any food plants.<br />
The proportional availability of Agricultural land was highest, followed by Grassland<br />
and forest blanks, Mixed forest with conifers and broad leaf species, Himalayan moist<br />
temperate forest with conifers, Near water bodies, river and streams, Dry alpine scrub<br />
characterized by Juniperus species, Riverine forest, Exposed rocks with slope grasses<br />
and Moist sub-alpine scrub characterized by Rhododendron species. In comparison to<br />
the availability of various habitats, the expected use of these habitat categories was<br />
found in proportion. The habitat use based on density of bear signs per hectare was<br />
highest for Agricultural land, followed by Grassland and forest blanks, Near water<br />
bodies, river and streams, Dry alpine scrub characterized by Juniperus species,<br />
Himalayan moist temperate forest with conifers, Mixed forest with conifers and broad<br />
leaf species, Moist sub-alpine scrub characterized by Rhododendron species, Riverine<br />
forest and Exposed rocks with slope grasses. The use of Agricultural land and<br />
Grassland and forest blanks habitats was high, and the expected use was also<br />
proportionally high. Rest of the habitat categories Near water bodies, river and<br />
streams, Exposed rocks with slope grasses, Dry alpine scrub characterized by<br />
Juniperus species, Riverine forest and Himalayan moist temperate forest with conifers<br />
were utilized more or less in proportion to the expected use. So the habitat use by<br />
brown bears was in proportion to the availability and the expected use of these habitat<br />
categories. Thus, habitat use in proportion to its availability could be correlated with<br />
availability of food items and also shelter. The relation between utilization and<br />
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