Demography and population viability of polar bears in the Gulf of Boothia, Nunavut

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 778-796

  Taylor, Mitchell K ^a   Laake, Jeff ^b   McLoughlin, Philip D ^c   Cluff, H Dean ^d   Messier, François ^c  

^a Government of Nunavut   (Canada)

^b NOAA National Marine Mammal Laboratory   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^d DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES   (Canada)

Author keywords

Demography; Harvest; Mark recapture; Polar bear; Population Viability Analysis (PVA); Program MARK; Ursus maritimus

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ADULT; BEAR; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; GROWTH RATE; HARVESTING; INVENTORY; MARK-RECAPTURE METHOD; POPULATION GROWTH; POPULATION VIABILITY ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURVIVAL;

CANADA; GULF OF BOOTHIA; NORTH AMERICA; NUNAVUT;

URSUS MARITIMUS;

EID: 70350508361     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: 17487692     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.2009.00302.x     Document Type: Article

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