Alaska's Grizzly Bears Drop Salmon for Berries as Climate Changes

Type

Literature

Publication

McKenna, Phil. 2017. Alaska's Grizzly Bears Drop Salmon for Berries as Climate Changes.

Year Published

2017

Description

When Kodiak Island's elderberries started ripening earlier, its iconic bears changed their diet. It's another ecological shift amid climate change, scientists say.

Geography

Alaska

Pacific Northwest Coast

North Pacific

Northwest

Website

https://insideclimatenews.org/news/21082017/alaska-grizzly-bears-salmon-berries…

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