Studies of the ringed seal (Phoca hispida Schreber 1775) in its breeding habitat in Kongsfjorden, Svalbard
This study was conducted in Kongsfjorden, Svalbard, from mid-March through April 1984. Local Greenland sled dogs were used to locate subnivean ringed seal lairs. A total of 90 lairs were found and excavated. Thesc constituted 28 lairs classified as birth lairs, 22 as tiggak (rutting male) lairs. and...
| Published in: | Polar Research |
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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Norwegian Polar Institute
1986
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| Online Access: | https://polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/view/2492 https://doi.org/10.3402/polar.v4i1.6920 |