Light-level geolocation as a tool to monitor polar bear (Ursus maritimus) denning ecology: a case study
Abstract Background Monitoring polar bears is logistically challenging and expensive. Traditionally, reproductive history has been assessed using permanent marks from physically captured individuals, which requires assumptions about reproductive history based on their status at the time of capture....
Main Authors: | Benjamin Merkel, Jon Aars, Kristin L. Laidre, James W. Fox |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2023-03-01
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Series: | Animal Biotelemetry |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s40317-023-00323-4 |
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