Characteristics of ringed seal, Phoca hispida, subnivean structures and breeding habitat and their effects on predation

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Zoology
• Main Authors: Furgal, C. M., Kovacs, K. M., Innes, S.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1996
• Subjects: Arctic; Northwest Territories; Strathcona; Lair; Admiralty Inlet; Strathcona Sound; Tiggak; Alopex lagopus; Arctic Fox; inuit; Phoca hispida; ringed seal; Ursus maritimus
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z96-100; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/z96-100

Characteristics of ringed seal (Phoca hispida) subnivean structures and breeding habitat were quantified and their potential influence on predation success by polar bears (Ursus maritimus), arctic foxes (Alopex lagopus), and humans on ringed seals was investigated in Admiralty Inlet and Strathcona S...