Fatty Acid Composition of Polar Bear Adipose Tissue and Ringed and Bearded Seal Blubber Collected in the Chukchi Sea, 2008-2017 ...

These data are the fatty acid compositions (in %) of adipose tissue samples collected from polar bears and of blubber samples collected from ringed and bearded seal killed by polar bears in the Chukchi Sea, 2008-2017. The dataset includes sex, age, and age class of the bears that were sampled. The d...

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Main Authors: Rode, Karyn D, USGS Alaska Science Center, Polar Bear Research Program
Format: Dataset
Language:unknown
Published: U.S. Geological Survey 2021
Subjects:
Mammals , Carnivores , Bears , Trophic Dynamics , Marine mammals , Age composition , Diets , Wildlife food habits , Wildlife , Marine ecosystems , Coastal ecosystems , Quantitative fatty acid signature analysis , QFASA , Polar Bears , Ursus maritimus , Ringed Seal , Pusa hispida , Bearded Seal , Erignathus barbatus
bearded seal
Chukchi
Chukchi Sea
Erignathus barbatus
Pusa hispida
ringed seal
Ursus maritimus
Online Access:https://dx.doi.org/10.5066/p92crwop
https://alaska.usgs.gov/products/data.php?dataid=361
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Summary:These data are the fatty acid compositions (in %) of adipose tissue samples collected from polar bears and of blubber samples collected from ringed and bearded seal killed by polar bears in the Chukchi Sea, 2008-2017. The dataset includes sex, age, and age class of the bears that were sampled. The data are provided as % of each fatty acid identified via nomenclature that describes the structure of each fatty acid. ...

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