http://blogs.sandiegozoo.org/blog/2008/11/10/andean-bears-cloud-forest-of-peru/ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:40:24 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://blogs.sandiegozoo.org/blog/2008/11/10/andean-bears-cloud-forest-of-peru/comment-page-1/#comment-413902 Russ Van Horn Tue, 06 Jan 2009 22:04:17 +0000 http://www.sandiegozoo.org/wordpress/?p=2613#comment-413902 There are actually an incredible number of bamboo species native to forested areas around the world. I've been impressed by how different the plant species are from one patch of forest to another on the eastern slopes of the Andes. I suspect this plant diversity influences the bears, but it will be some time yet before we can collect the necessary data to understand how Andean bears use their habitats. There are actually an incredible number of bamboo species native to forested areas around the world. I’ve been impressed by how different the plant species are from one patch of forest to another on the eastern slopes of the Andes. I suspect this plant diversity influences the bears, but it will be some time yet before we can collect the necessary data to understand how Andean bears use their habitats.

]]> http://blogs.sandiegozoo.org/blog/2008/11/10/andean-bears-cloud-forest-of-peru/comment-page-1/#comment-401906 njr_sd Sat, 22 Nov 2008 00:06:22 +0000 http://www.sandiegozoo.org/wordpress/?p=2613#comment-401906 I didn't realize that bamboo grew in the Andes - is it a native species to South America or was it brought over recently from Asia? Hope you find out whether the Andean bears use it as a food source. I didn’t realize that bamboo grew in the Andes – is it a native species to South America or was it brought over recently from Asia? Hope you find out whether the Andean bears use it as a food source.

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