Modelling polar bear maternity den habitat in east Svalbard

We evaluated a novel tool that predicts possible maternity den habitat of the polar bear (Ursus maritimus) based on a physical snow transport model, a digital terrain model and weather data. We observed and compared den locations in three important denning areas in east Svalbard (Kongsøya,n= 288; Sv...

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Published in:Polar Research
Main Authors: Merkel, Benjamin, Aars, Jon, Liston, Glen E
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Norwegian Polar Institute 2020
Subjects:
Climate change
reproduction
SnowDens-3D
snowdrift model
terrain model
topograpy
Arctic
Barents Sea
Hopen
Svalbard
Kongsøya
Polar Research
Sea ice
Svenskøya
Ursus maritimus
Online Access:https://polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/view/3447
https://doi.org/10.33265/polar.v39.3447

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