Polar Bear Research in Spitsbergen

Scientists and conservationists in five circumpolar countries are collaborating in a programme of research on the polar bear so that management plans can be evolved to ensure the survival of this endangered ‘Red Book’ animal. The author, who is an ecologist in the Institutt for Matin Biologi in Oslo...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Oryx
Main Author: Larsen, Thor
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1970
Subjects:
Nature and Landscape Conservation
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Svalbard
Matin
polar bear
Spitsbergen
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s003060530000911x
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S003060530000911X
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Summary:Scientists and conservationists in five circumpolar countries are collaborating in a programme of research on the polar bear so that management plans can be evolved to ensure the survival of this endangered ‘Red Book’ animal. The author, who is an ecologist in the Institutt for Matin Biologi in Oslo University, describes the work he has been doing on Svalbard (Spitsbergen).

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