Activity and movement patterns of polar bears inhabiting consolidated versus active pack ice

Arctic

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 49-54

  Ferguson, Steven H ^a   Taylor, Mitchell K ^b   Born, Erik W ^c   Rosing Asvid, Aqqalu ^c   Messier, François ^d  

^a LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Government of Nunavut   (Canada)

^c GREENLAND INSTITUTE OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (Greenland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canadian West Greenland Arctic; Polar bears; Predator prey; Radiotelemetry; Rate of movement; Sea ice; Seals; Seasonal patterns; Sheltering; Ursus maritimus

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; BEAR; ICE; MOVEMENT;

ARCTIC;

PHOCIDAE; URSUS MARITIMUS;

EID: 0035026809     PISSN: 00040843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14430/arctic763     Document Type: Article

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