The study looked at how different types of landscapes affect where black bears choose to live. They used a special method called wavelet analysis to see how structural (like forests) and functional (like food availability) features of the land influenced the bears' habitat choices. They found that functional diversity alone affected bears' habitat use at certain distances, but when combined with structural diversity, it had an impact at different distances. Female bears were most affected by the availability of food in young forests. This study shows that it's important to consider different types of landscape features at different scales when studying how animals use their environment.