Polar Bear Hair Mercury Concentrations Southern Beaufort Sea 2004-2011 ...

These are data collected from polar bears from the southern Beaufort Seas during the spring and fall between 2004 and 2011. Data include individual ID, sex and age class, presence of dependent young, season of sample collection, total mercury concentration derived from a hair sample, estimate of ann...

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Main Authors: Todd C Atwood, USGS Alaska Science Center, Polar Bear Research Program
Format: Dataset
Language:unknown
Published: U.S. Geological Survey 2023
Subjects:
Animals/Vertebrates
Mammals
Carnivores
Bears
Marine mammals
Diets
Wildlife
Coastal ecosystems
Marine ecosystems
Ursus maritimus
Quantitative fatty acid signature analysis
QFASA
Alaska
Beaufort Sea
Trophic dynamics
Wildlife food habits
Contaminants
Mercury levels
Polar bears
polar bear
Online Access:https://dx.doi.org/10.5066/f70z71h2
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Summary:These are data collected from polar bears from the southern Beaufort Seas during the spring and fall between 2004 and 2011. Data include individual ID, sex and age class, presence of dependent young, season of sample collection, total mercury concentration derived from a hair sample, estimate of annual diet proportion, and indices of body condition. ...

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