Tag: carrying capacity

January 29, 2021

JWM: Researchers find unexpected sea otter hotspots

As central California sea otters recover from past centuries of overharvesting, they’re gradually expanding into areas they historically occupied. By understanding which types of habitats support higher sea otter abundance,...

June 5, 2018

JWM: Denali grizzlies self-regulate their population

In the 1990s, researchers at Alaska’s Denali National Park began noticing something strange. Many of the adult female grizzly bears (Ursus arctos) emerging from dens in the springtime on the...