Sea-ice indicators of polar bear habitat

Nineteen subpopulations of polar bears (<i>Ursus maritimus</i>) are found throughout the circumpolar Arctic, and in all regions they depend on sea ice as a platform for traveling, hunting, and breeding. Therefore polar bear phenology – the cycle of biological events – is linked to the...

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Main Authors: H. L. Stern, K. L. Laidre
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2016-09-01
Series:The Cryosphere
Online Access:https://www.the-cryosphere.net/10/2027/2016/tc-10-2027-2016.pdf