Physical characteristics of polar bear winter sea ice habitat

• Main Author: Blouw, Christina
• Other Authors: Barber, David (Environment & Geography), Hanesiak, John (Environment & Geography) Ferguson, Steven (Department of Fisheries & Oceans)
• Language: English
• Published: 2008
• Subjects: sea ice; polar bear habitat; Arctic; Asar; Sea ice
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1993/3054

Accumulation of dynamic and thermodynamic forces in the Arctic are decreasing the extent of thin annual sea ice which polar bear rely on for survival. It is imperative that we identify the preferred habitat of polar bears to fully understand their future requirements. In this thesis, surveys of pola...