Certificate - Etheses - Saurashtra University

4.3 Results 52
4.3.1 Dietary composition 53
4.3.2 Seasonal diet 55
4.4 Discussion 58
Chapter 5. Habitat use by brown bear 76-109
5.1 Introduction 76
5.2 Methods 79
5.2.1 Transect Sampling 79
5.2.2 Availability of food plants 80
5.3.0 Results 81
5.3.1 Food plants vs. habitats use 81
5.3.2 Habitat use pattern 82
5.3.3 Habitat availability vs. utilization 85
5.3.4 Seasons and habitat utilization 86
5.3.5 Use of Terrain 87
5.3.6. Analysis for variance among the variables 89
5.4 Discussion 90
Chapter 6. Human-brown bear conflicts 110-140
6.1 Introduction 110
6.2 Methods 115
6.3 Results 116
6.3.1 Livestock depredation 117
6.3.2 Crop damage by bears 119
6.3.2.1 Agricultural crops 120
6.3.2.2 Nature and time of damage 120
6.3.2.3 Monthly variations 121
6.3.2.4 Extent of crop damage 122
6.3.2.5 Horticultural crops 123
6.4 Discussion 124
Chapter 7. Suggestions and recommendations 141-148
References 149-193
Appendices 194-216