Distribution of polar bears ( Ursus maritimus ) in the Svalbard area

• Published in: Journal of Zoology
• Main Author: Whg, ø.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 1995
• Subjects: Animal Science and Zoology; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Franz Josef Land; Greenland; Svalbard; Novaja Zemlja; Ursus maritimus
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7998.1995.tb05012.x; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1469-7998.1995.tb05012.x; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1469-7998.1995.tb05012.x; https://zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1469-7998.1995.tb05012.x

The distribution and movements of polar bears ( Ursus maritimus ) in the Svalbard area were studied, using mark and recapture and satellite raido‐telemetry in the period 1988 to 1994. A Total of 172 bears has been captured, mostly in the southern and south‐eastern parts of Svalbard, and 36 females h...