First, to avoid interference from other bears, they often carry captured salmon to the stream bank or into the riparian (streamside) forest before eating.

熊在成年后大部份时间都独来独往，只在春、夏两季保留数星期求偶。

Not surprisingly, one study found that growth of Sitka spruce, the dominant streamside tree in the area, was three times greater along salmon streams than along nonsalmon streams.

另一项研究则发现，该地区的优势溪岸树种美国西川云杉，在有鲑鱼溪流的地方，长得比没有鲑鱼溪流的地方还大三倍。