Pathogen and Contaminant Exposure Data from Southern Beaufort Sea Polar Bears, 2007-2014

These were data collected from polar bears from the Southern Beaufort Sea during the spring between 2007 and 2014. Data include individual ID, capture date, sex and age class, whether individuals visited bowhead whale carrion sites, exposure status relative to five pathogens, and concentrations of c...

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Main Authors: Atwood, Todd C, USGS Alaska Science Center, Polar Bear Research Program
Format: Dataset
Language:unknown
Published: U.S. Geological Survey 2021
Subjects:
Marine mammals, Disease detection, Bacterial diseases, Parasitic diseases, Wildlife food habits, Wildlife, Parasites, Marine ecosystems, Coastal ecosystems, Terrestrial ecosystems, Ecotoxicology, Human impacts, Health and disease, Coxiella, Toxoplasma, Brucella, Neospora, Francisella, Polar Bear, Ursus maritimus, Environmental contaminants, PCB, Polychlorinated biphenyls, ClBz, Chlorobenzene, HCH, Hexachlorocyclohexane, DDT, Dichlorophenyltrichloroethane, Organochlorine
Beaufort Sea
bowhead whale
Ursus maritimus
Online Access:https://dx.doi.org/10.5066/f78p5z0g
https://alaska.usgs.gov/products/data.php?dataid=433
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Summary:These were data collected from polar bears from the Southern Beaufort Sea during the spring between 2007 and 2014. Data include individual ID, capture date, sex and age class, whether individuals visited bowhead whale carrion sites, exposure status relative to five pathogens, and concentrations of certain persistent organic pollutants.

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