Fig. 2.
Area-adjusted frequency of occurrence (AAFO) of brown bears in relation to distance to settlements. AAFO values for adult males (≥5 years, —), adult lone female (≥5 years, ―) and female brown bears with cubs-of-the-year () within a 5-km area (10 × 500m wide buffer zones) around settlements in the study area, fitted with spline smoothers, during the mating and postmating season in central Sweden during 2006–2010. Values >1 indicate that a given buffer area was used more relative to its availability.