Southern Beaufort Sea Polar Bear Fatty Acid Data, Spring Samples 2004-2016 ...

These data consist of the fatty acid composition (percent of mass) of adipose tissue samples from polar bears in Alaska's southern Beaufort Sea. Fat biopsy samples were collected from polar bears that were either captured or biopsy darted along the north coast of Alaska or on offshore ice durin...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center
Format: Dataset
Language:unknown
Published: U.S. Geological Survey 2024
Subjects:
Animals/Vertebrates
Mammals
Carnivores
Bears
Threatened species
Marine mammals
Diets
Coastal ecosystems
Marine ecosystems
Fatty Acids
Pelagic habitat
Polar Bear
Biological informatics
Quantitative fatty acid signature analysis
QFASA
Alaska
Beaufort Sea
polar bear
Online Access:https://dx.doi.org/10.5066/p9nimt90
https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/item/65b44c08d34e36a39045a6e8
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Summary:These data consist of the fatty acid composition (percent of mass) of adipose tissue samples from polar bears in Alaska's southern Beaufort Sea. Fat biopsy samples were collected from polar bears that were either captured or biopsy darted along the north coast of Alaska or on offshore ice during March, April, or May from 2004 to 2016. The data also include an identification code unique to an individual bear, sex, age class, and the date of sample collection. ...

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