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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2016-09-01
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Series: | The Cryosphere |
Online Access: | https://www.the-cryosphere.net/10/2027/2016/tc-10-2027-2016.pdf |