Comparisons of mean (minimum-maximum) measurements of ringed seal lair dimensions and environmental conditions, based on surveys conducted on the landfast ice during the pupping season and using trained dogs.

• 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; Lair; Chukchi; Climate change; Pacific Arctic; Pusa hispida; ringed seal; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0260644.t005

Comparisons of mean (minimum-maximum) measurements of ringed seal lair dimensions and environmental conditions, based on surveys conducted on the landfast ice during the pupping season and using trained dogs.