Transient benefits of climate change for a high‐Arctic polar bear ( Ursus maritimus) subpopulation

• Published in: Global Change Biology
• Main Authors: Laidre, Kristin L., Atkinson, Stephen N., Regehr, Eric V., Stern, Harry L., Born, Erik W., Wiig, Øystein, Lunn, Nicholas J., Dyck, Markus, Heagerty, Patrick, Cohen, Benjamin R.
• Other Authors: University of Washington, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Environmental Protection Agency, Pinngortitaleriffik, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Universitetet i Oslo, World Wildlife Fund
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2020
• Subjects: Arctic; Kane; Climate change; Kane Basin; Sea ice; Ursus maritimus
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/gcb.15286; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/gcb.15286; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full-xml/10.1111/gcb.15286; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/am-pdf/10.1111/gcb.15286

Abstract Kane Basin (KB) is one of the world's most northerly polar bear ( Ursus maritimus ) subpopulations, where bears have historically inhabited a mix of thick multiyear and annual sea ice year‐round. Currently, KB is transitioning to a seasonally ice‐free region because of climate change....