Mark-Recapture and Stochastic Population Models for Polar Bears of the High Arctic

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Authors: Taylor, Mitchell K., Laake, Jeff, McLoughlin, Philip D., Cluff, H. Dean, Messier, Francois
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 2009
• Subjects: demography; harvest; mark-recapture; polar bear; population viability analysis (PVA); program MARK; Ursus maritimus; démographie; récolte; marquage et recapture; ours polaire; analyse de viabilité de population; programme MARK; Arctic; Canada; Lambda; Lancaster Sound; Norwegian Bay
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/63089

We used mark-recapture data and population viability analysis (PVA) to estimate demographic parameters, abundance, and harvest risks for two adjacent populations of polar bears (Ursus maritimus) inhabiting Lancaster Sound and Norwegian Bay, Canada. Analyses were based on data from 1871 bears that we...