Black Bear Conservation Committee

Louisiana Black Bear Scientific Literature

Anderson, D. R. 1997. Corridor use, feeding ecology, and habitat relationships of black bears in a fragmented landscape in Louisiana. Thesis, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA.

Beausoleil II, R. A. 1999. Population and spatial ecology of the Louisiana black bear in a fragmented bottomland hardwood forest. Thesis, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA.

Boersen, M. R. 2001. Abundance and density of Louisiana black bears on the Tensas River National Wildlife Refuge. Thesis, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA.

Boersen, M. R., J. D. Clark, and T. L. King. 2003. Estimating black bear population density and genetic diversity at Tensas River, Louisiana using microsatellite DNA markers. Wildlife Society Bulletin 31:197–207.

Bowman, J. L. 1999. An assessment of habitat suitability and human attitudes for black bear restoration in Mississippi. Dissertation, Mississippi State University, Starkville, Mississippi, USA.

Bowman, J. L., M. J. Chamberlain, B. D. Leopold, and H. A. Jacobson. 1996. An evaluation of two censusing techniques to estimate black bear population size on White River National Wildlife Refuge, Arkansas. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies 50: 614–621.

Bowman, J. L., B. D. Leopold, F. J. Vilella, D. A. Gill, and H. A. Jacobson. 2001. Attitudes of landowners toward American black bears compared between areas of high and low bear populations. Ursus 12:153–160.

Burdick, D. M., D. Cushman, R. Hamilton, and J. G. Gosselink. 1989. Faunal changes and bottomland hardwood forest loss in the Tensas watershed, Louisiana. Conservation Biology 3:282–292.

Carter, C. H. 1987. Black bear in Mississippi. Journal of the Mississippi Academy of Science 32:90.

Csiki, I., C. Lam, A. Key, E. Coulter, J. D. Clark, R. M. Pace, III, K. G. Smith, and D. D. Rhoads. 2003. Genetic variation in black bears in Arkansas and Lousiana using microsatellite DNA markers. Journal of Mammalogy 84:691–701.

Clark, J. D., D. L. Clapp, K. B. Smith, and T. B. Wigley. 1991. Black bear damage and landowner attitudes toward bears in Arkansas. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies 45: 208–217.

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Epps, C. W. 1997. Habitat suitability for black bears (Ursus americanus) in the Neches Bottom and Jack Gore Baygall Units of Big Thicket National Preserve. Senior Honors Thesis, Rice University, Houston, Texas, USA.

Garner, N. P. 1996. Final Report: Suitability of habitat in eastern Texas for black bears. Federal Aid Grant W-125-R-7 Project 85. Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Austin, Texas, USA.

Garner, N. P., and S. E. Willis. 1998. Suitability of habitats in east Texas for black bears. Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Austin, Texas, USA.

Hall, E. R. 1981. The Mammals of North America. 2nd Edition. John Wiley and Sons, New York, New York, USA.

Hammond, A. S. 1989. Status of the black bear in Louisiana in 1988. Thesis, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA.

Hightower, D. A. 2003. Fine-scaled movements and habitat use of black bears in south central Louisiana. Thesis, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA.

Hightower, D. A., R. O. Wagner, and R. M. Pace, III. 2002. Denning ecology of female American black bears in south central Louisiana. Ursus 13:11–18.

Kasbolm, J. W., and M. R. Vaughan. 1993. Taxonomy of black bears in the southeastern United States. First annual report to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Department of Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences, Virginia Tech University, Blacksburg, Virginia, USA.

Kennedy, M. L. 1989. Systematic assessment of the black bear, Ursus americanus luteolus. Special report to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Jackson, Mississippi, USA.

Kennedy, M. L., P. K. Kennedy, M. A. Bogan, and J. L. Waits. 2002. Geographic variation in the black bear (Ursus americanus) in the eastern United States and Canada. Southwestern Naturalist 47:257–266.

Kennedy, M. L., P. K. Kennedy, M. A. Bogan, and J. L. Waits. 2002. Taxonomic assessment of the black bear (Ursus americanus) in the eastern United States. Southwestern Naturalist 47:335–347.

Lowery, G. H., Jr. 1974. The bear family Ursidae. Pages 403–411 in G. H. Lowery, Jr. editor, The Mammals of Louisiana and its adjacent waters. Louisiana State University Press, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA.

Maehr, D. S. 1984. Distribution of black bears in eastern North America. Proceedings of the Eastern Workshop on Black Bear Research and Management 7:74.

Marchinton, F. B. 1995. Movement ecology of black bears in a fragmented bottomland hardwood habitat in Louisiana. Thesis, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA.

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Merriam, C. H. 1893. The yellow bear of Louisiana, Ursus luteolus Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 3: 147–152.

Miller, D. A. 1993. Preliminary investigation into bait station use to monitor black bear populations in Mississippi. Thesis, Mississippi State University, Starkville, Mississippi, USA.

Miller, D. A., B. D. Leopold, and H. A. Jacobson. 1995. Use of bait stations to monitor black bear populations in the Mississippi Alluvial Valley. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies 49: 560–569.

Miller, D. A., E. M. Hallerman, M. R. Vaughan, and J. W. Kasbohm. 1998. Genetic variation in black bear populations from Louisiana and Arkansas: examining the potential influence of reintroductions from Minnesota. Ursus 10:335–341.

Neal, W. A. 1990. Proposed threatened status for the Louisiana black bear. Federal Register 55(120):25341–25345.

Neal, W. A. 1992. Threatened status for the Louisiana black bear and related rules. Federal Register 57(4):588–595.

Neal, W. A. 1993. Proposed designation of critical habitat for the Louisiana black bear. Federal Register 58(230):63560–63569.

Nowak, R. M. 1986. Status of the Louisiana black bear. Office of Endangered Species, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Washington, D.C., USA

Nyland, P. D. 1995. Black bear habitat relationships in coastal Louisiana. Thesis, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA.

Nyland, P. D., and R. M. Pace, III. 1997. Utility of National Wetlands Inventory data for black bear habitat assessment in coastal Louisiana. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies 51: 297–310.

Oli, M. K., H. A. Jacobson, and B. D. Leopold. 1997. Denning ecology of black bears in the White River National Wildlife Refuge, Arkansas. Journal of Wildlife Management 61:700–706.

Oli M. K., H. A. Jacobson, and B. D. Leopold. 2002. Pattern of space use by female black bears in the White River National Wildlife Refuge, Arkansas, USA. Journal of Nature Conservation 10:87–93.

Pace, R. M., III, R. O. Wagner, and P. D. Nyland. 1993. Final Report: Black bear movements in the Atchafalya Basin, 1992–1993. Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA.

3 Pace, R. M., III, and R. O. Wagner. 1994. Final Report: Black bear denning habits in the Atchafalaya Basin, 1993–1994. Project Number LA E-001-4. Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA.

Pace, R. M., III, J. R. Pike, and D. A. Hightower. 1998. Final Report: Survival rates, recruitment rates, and reproductive performance of Louisiana black bears. Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA.

Pace, R. M., III, D. R. Anderson, and S. Shively. 2000. Sources and patterns of black bear mortality in Louisiana. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies 54: 365–373.

Pelton, M. R. 1982. Black bear. Pages 504-514 in J. A. Chapman and G. A. Feldhammer, editors, Wild Mammals of North America: biology, management, and economics. John Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.

Pelton, M. R. 1986. Habitat needs of black bears in the East. Pages 49-53 in D.L. Kulhavy and R.N. Conner, editors, Wilderness and natural areas in the eastern United States; a management challenge. Stephen F. Austin State University, Nachogdoches, Texas, USA.

Pelton, M. R. 1989. The Louisiana black bear: status and future. Special report to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Jackson, Mississippi, USA.

Pelton, M. R. 2001. American black bear. Pages 224–233 in J. G. Dickson, editor. Wildlife of Southern Forests: Habitat and Management. Hancock House Publishing, Blaine, Washington, USA.

Shropshire, C. C. 1996. History, status, and habitat components of black bears in Mississippi. Dissertation, Mississippi State University, Starkville, Mississippi, USA.

Smith, T. R. 1985. Ecology of black bears in a bottomland hardwood forest in Arkansas. Dissertation, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA.

Smith, T. R., and M. R. Pelton. 1990. Home ranges and movements of black bears in a bottomland hardwood forest in Arkansas. Proceedings of the International Conference on Bear Research and Management 8:213–218.

St. Amant, L. S. 1959. Louisiana wildlife inventory and management plan. Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.

Stinson, P. H. 1996. Black bears in the Tunica Hills: present status and habitat suitability. Thesis, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA.

Stinson, P. H., and R. M. Pace III. 1995. A survey of the Tunica Hills region for black bear: Phase II completion report. Report to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Jackson, Mississippi, USA.

4 Taylor, E. F. 1971. A radio-telemetry study of the black bear (Euarctos americanus) with notes on its history and present status in Louisiana. Thesis, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA.

Triant, D. A. 2001. Estimating population size and genetic diversity of two populations of black bears in south central Louisiana. Thesis, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA.

Triant, D. A., R. M. Pace III, and M. Stine. 2004. Abundance, genetic diversity and conservation of Louisiana black bears (Ursus americanus luteolus) as detected through noninvasive sampling. Conservation Genetics 5: 647–659.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 1995. Louisiana black bear (Ursus americanus luteolus) recovery plan. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Southeast Regional Office, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 1999. Final environmental assessment and land protection plan for the Louisiana black bear habitat protection project. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Southeast Regional Office, Atlanta, Georgia, USA. van Manen, F. T., and M. R. Pelton. 1997. Status of black bears in the southeastern United States. Proceedings of the International Symposium on the Trade of Bear Parts 2:31–44.

Van Why, K. R. 2003. Feasibility of restoring the Louisiana black bear (Ursus americanus luteolus) to portions of their historic range. Thesis, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA.

Van Why, K. R., and M. J. Chamberlain. 2003. Mortality of Louisiana black bears associated with elevated train trestles. Canadian Field-Naturalist.117:113-115.

Van Why, K. R., and M. J. Chamberlain. 2003. Sportsmen knowledge and opinions on restoring the Louisiana black bear. Proceedings of the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies. 57:299–307.

Wagner, R. O. 1995. Movement patterns of black bears in south central Louisiana. Thesis, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA.

Wagner, R. O. 2003. Developing landscape-scaled habitat selection functions for forest wildlife from Land Sat Data: Judging black bear habitat quality in Louisiana. Dissertation, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA.

Wagner, R. O., D. A. Hightower, and R. M. Pace, III. 2001. Measuring levels and patterns of activity in black bears. Ursus 12:181–188.

Warwillow, J., M. Culver, E. Hallerman, and M. Vaughan. 2001. Subspecific affinity of black bears in the White River National Wildlife Refuge. Journal of Heredity 92:226– 233.

5 Watson, E. J., and C. E. Carlton. 2003. Spring succession of necrophilous insects on wildlife carcasses in Louisiana. Journal of Medical Entomology 40:338–347.

Watson, E. J., C. L. Meek, B. L. Spillman, and P. E. Bowman. 2000. Estimating post- mortem intervals of wildlife carcasses using necrophilous insects. Proceedings of the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies 54:478–489.

Wear, B. J. 2003. Reintroducing black bears to the Arkansas Gulf Coastal Plain. Thesis, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA.

Weaver, K. M. 1999. The ecology and management of black bears in the Tensas River Basin of Louisiana. Dissertation. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA.

Weaver, K. M., and M. R. Pelton. 1994. Denning ecology of black bears in the Tensas River Basin of Louisiana. Proceedings of the International Conference on Bear Research and Management 9:427–433.

Weaver, K. M., D. Tabberer, L. U. Moore Jr., G. A. Chandler, J. C. Posey, and M. R. Pelton. 1990. Bottomland hardwood forest management for black bears in Louisiana. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies 44:342–350.

White, T. H. 1997. Black bear ecology in forested wetlands of the Mississippi Alluvial Valley. Dissertation, Mississippi State University, Starkville, Mississippi, USA.

White, T. H., J. L. Bowman, B. D. Leopold, H. A. Jacobson, W. P. Smith, and F. J. Vilella. 2000. Influence of Mississippi alluvial valley rivers on black bear movements and dispersal: implications for Louisiana bear recovery. Biological Conservation 95:323–331.

White, T. H., J. L. Bowman, H. A. Jacobson, B. D. Leopold, and W. P. Smith. 2001. Forest management and female black bear denning. Journal of Wildlife Management 65:34–40.

Wooding, J. B., J. A. Cox, and M. R. Pelton. 1994. Distribution of black bears in the southeastern Coastal Plain. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies 48: 270–275.

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