Summary characteristics of ringed seal structures located during on-ice surveys in Kotzebue Sound and Ledyard Bay during spring 1983 and 1984.

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Main Authors:	Donna D. W. Hauser (3779470), Kathryn J. Frost (4898728), John J. Burns (11767788)
Format:	Dataset
Language:	unknown
Published:	2021
Subjects:	Neuroscience Evolutionary Biology Ecology Marine Biology Inorganic Chemistry Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified Astronomical and Space Sciences not elsewhere classified Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified similar studies conducted pusa hispida </ obligate marine mammals div >< p eastern chukchi sea recent environmental changes limited baseline information ringed seal (< greater ice deformation ringed seals (< >) breeding habitat ledyard bay ) greater overall density excavate subnivean lairs 2 </ sup measure pup habitat ringed seal structures simple breathing holes established study grids landfast sea ice ice deformation 29 490 structures located ringed seals ledyard bay breathing holes sea ice seal structures landfast ice ice habitat study establishes recent declines pup lairs baseline upon 6 structures 1 structures unquantified impacts two regions trained dogs spring 1983 simple haul seasonal cover provide protection pacific arctic kotzebue sound geographic regions future research closer proximity climate change additional research Arctic Chukchi Sea Pacific Chukchi Climate change Pacific Arctic Pusa hispida ringed seal Sea ice
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0260644.t002

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Summary:	Summary characteristics of ringed seal structures located during on-ice surveys in Kotzebue Sound and Ledyard Bay during spring 1983 and 1984.

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