Table 1.
Forestry habitat classifications used in the description of initial and second sites of Scandinavian brown bears approached by humans on foot in Sweden (in alphabetical order by code).
Fig 1.
Sighting distance at initial and second sites for brown bears in Scandinavia after being approached.
Mean sighting distance (m) at initial (IS) and second sites (SS) for approached brown bears in different habitat types in Scandinavia (see Table 1 for habitat type definitions), presented for females with cubs (FC) and single bears (S), in order of habitat type (e.g. G-FC = mid-aged forest, females with cubs). Longer sighting distance indicates less horizontal vegetation cover (i.e. more open habitat). The error bars show the standard error of the mean.
Table 2.
Best models explaining sighting distance for brown bears that were approached by humans in Sweden.
Table 3.
Best models explaining whether brown bears stay or leave after being approached by humans in Sweden.
Table 4.
Best models explaining flight initiation distance (m) by brown bears in Sweden after being approached by humans.
Fig 2.
Distance moved (m) by Scandinavian brown bears after being approached by humans.
Mean distance moved (m) after disturbance for active (A) and passive (P) Scandinavian brown bears in relation to family status (Fam Stat) with the categories: females with cubs of the year (FCOY), females with yearlings (FY), and single bears (S). The error bars show the standard error of the mean.
Table 5.
Best models explaining distance moved (m) by brown bears in Sweden after being approached by humans.
Table 6.
Best models explaining time brown bears in Sweden spent active after being approached by humans.