Distribution, Movement and Abundance of Polar Bears in Lancaster Sound, Northwest Territories
ABSTRACT. Mark-recapture studies show that polar bears are distributed at varying densities throughout Lancaster Sound during winter and spring. Major concentrations occur along the north and south coasts and the transverse floe edge at the mouth of the sound. As the ice melts, some bears move west...
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Online Access: | http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.499.6249 http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/Arctic35-1-159.pdf |