Distribution, characteristics, and use of earth dens and related excavations by polar bears on the western Hudson Bay Lowlands. Arctic 50:158

• Main Authors: Ian Stirling, Wendy Calvert
• Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1997
• Subjects: Arctic; Hudson; Hudson Bay; Lone; permafrost; Ursus maritimus
• Online Access: http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.563.7957; http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/Arctic50-2-158.pdf

ABSTRACT. Polar bears fasting on land along the western coast of Hudson Bay during the open water period, from late July through early November, excavate three different types of structures, which we termed pits, deep dens, and shallow dens. Pits were shallow excavations found on the tops of banks o...