Summer habitat selection by ringed seals (Pusa hispida) in the drifting sea ice of the northern Barents Sea
Ringed seals are a central component of the Arctic ecosystem; they have a circumpolar distribution and are both important predators of lower trophic animals (invertebrates and fishes) and prey for polar bears and coastal human populations. They depend on sea ice for reproduction, moulting and restin...
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Norwegian Polar Institute
2019-03-01
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Series: | Polar Research |
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Online Access: | https://polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/view/3483/9142 |