Diet Estimates of Southern Beaufort Sea Polar Bears, 2004-2016 ...

• Main Authors: Atwood, Todd C, USGS Alaska Science Center-Polar Bear Research Program
• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: U.S. Geological Survey 2023
• Subjects: Animals/Vertebrates, Mammals, Carnivores, Bears, Species life history, Marine mammals, Body composition, Diets, Wildlife food habits, Wildlife, Keystone species, Marine ecosystems, Coastal ecosystems, Terrestrial ecosystems, Health and disease, Polar bear, Ursus maritimus, Quantitative fatty acid signature analysis, QFASA; Beaufort Sea; polar bear; Ursus maritimus
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.5066/p9jxzsus; https://alaska.usgs.gov/products/data.php?dataid=592

These were data collected from polar bears from the southern Beaufort Sea during the spring between 2004 and 2016. Data include individual bear identification, age and sex class, capture date, capture year, open water season lengths, melt season length, and diet composition (expressed as a percentage of prey species). These data were used to determine whether polar bear diets have recently changed or remained stable over time. ...