Polar bears from space: assessing satellite imagery as a tool to track Arctic wildlife.

• Published in: PLoS ONE
• Main Authors: Seth Stapleton, Michelle LaRue, Nicolas Lecomte, Stephen Atkinson, David Garshelis, Claire Porter, Todd Atwood
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014
• Subjects: Medicine; R; Science; Q; Arctic; Canada; Foxe Basin; Climate change
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0101513; https://doaj.org/article/0f9307e0a36549d89aedbe39f5c7f191

Development of efficient techniques for monitoring wildlife is a priority in the Arctic, where the impacts of climate change are acute and remoteness and logistical constraints hinder access. We evaluated high resolution satellite imagery as a tool to track the distribution and abundance of polar be...