The seasonal sensitivity of brown bear denning phenology in response to climatic variability.
Maria Del Mar DelgadoG TikhonovE MeykeM BabushkinT BespalovaS BondarchukA EsengeldenovaI FedchenkoY KalinkinA KnorreG KosenkovV KozsheechkinA KuznetsovE LarinD MirsaitovI ProkoshevaY RozhkovA RykovI V SeryodkinS ShubinR SibgatullinN SikkilaE SitnikovaL SultangareevaA VasinL YarushinaJ KurhinenV PenterianiPublished in: Frontiers in zoology (2018)
Our study shows that climatic factors are modulating brown bear hibernation phenology and provide a further structuring of this modulation. The sensitivity of brown bears to changes in climatic factors during hibernation might affect their ability to cope with global climate change. Therefore, understanding these processes will be essential for informed management of biodiversity in a changing world.