Extensive sampling of polar bears (Ursus maritimus) in the Northwest Passage (Canadian Arctic Archipelago) reveals population differentiation across multiple spatial and temporal scales

• Published in: Ecology and Evolution
• Main Authors: Campagna, Leonardo, Van Coeverden de Groot, Peter J, Saunders, Brenda L, Atkinson, Stephen N, Weber, Diana S, Dyck, Markus G, Boag, Peter T, Lougheed, Stephen C
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Blackwell Publishing Ltd 2013
• Subjects: Original Research; Arctic; Canadian Arctic Archipelago; Gulf of Boothia; M'Clintock; M'Clintock Channel; Northwest Passage; The Gib; Arctic Archipelago; Global warming; Northwest passage; Sea ice; Ursus maritimus
• Online Access: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3790558; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24102001; https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.662

As global warming accelerates the melting of Arctic sea ice, polar bears (Ursus maritimus) must adapt to a rapidly changing landscape. This process will necessarily alter the species distribution together with population dynamics and structure. Detailed knowledge of these changes is crucial to delin...