ArticleEcological applications : a publication of the Ecological Society of America2026
A trade-off in vital rates for a large carnivore inhabiting an anthropogenic landscape and a protected island ecosystem.
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- A trade-off in vital rates for a large carnivore inhabiting an anthropogenic landscape and a protected island ecosystem.Ecological applications : a publication of the Ecological Society of America · 2026Article
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Anthropogenic landscapes generally provide abundant human foods but increase mortality risk, which can alter vital rates for some species. Some species exhibit altered survival in anthropogenic landscapes, whereas others exhibit changes in reproduction. While changes in vital rates have been previously documented, the role of human food subsidies in vital rate trade-offs is often overlooked, especially for large carnivores. Here, we explored how human food subsidies affect American black bear (Ursus americanus, Makwa [Ojibwe]) apparent survival, recruitment, and population growth rate. We compared bears in a protected island ecosystem featuring minimal risk of human-caused mortality and little human food to a neighboring mainland population featuring relatively high human-induced mortality from hunting but abundant human food subsidies. We estimated proportional diets of 105 bears using stable isotope analysis (δ
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