Data from: Icing-related injuries in polar bears (Ursus maritimus) at high latitudes ...

• Main Author: Laidre, Kristin
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Zenodo 2024
• Subjects: icing; polar bear; rain on snow; Arctic; Greenland; Kane; Climate change; East Greenland; Kane Basin; Sea ice; Ursus maritimus
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11165436; https://zenodo.org/doi/10.5281/zenodo.11165436

Climate change has broad ecological implications for wildlife, especially for species that rely on temperature-sensitive habitats. For polar bears (Ursus maritimus), loss of Arctic sea ice reduces access to prey and lengthens seasonal fasting periods leading to behavioral, nutritional, and reproduct...