Modeling the spatial and temporal dynamics of land‐based polar bear denning in Alaska

• Published in: The Journal of Wildlife Management
• Main Authors: Patil, Vijay P., Durner, George M., Douglas, David C., Atwood, Todd C.
• Other Authors: U.S. Geological Survey
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2022
• Subjects: Barrier Islands; Beaufort Sea; Sea ice; Ursus maritimus; Alaska
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jwmg.22302; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/jwmg.22302; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full-xml/10.1002/jwmg.22302; https://wildlife.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/jwmg.22302

Abstract Although polar bears ( Ursus maritimus ) of the Southern Beaufort Sea (SBS) subpopulation have commonly created maternal dens on sea ice in the past, maternal dens on land have become increasingly prevalent as sea ice declines. This trend creates conditions for increased human–bear interact...