Possible Effects of Climate Warming on Selected Populations of Polar Bears (Ursus maritimus) in the Canadian Arctic

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Authors: Stirling, Ian, Parkinson, Claire L.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 2009
• Subjects: climate warming; polar bear; Ursus maritimus; sea ice; Arctic; réchauffement climatique; ours polaire; glace de mer; Arctique; Baffin Bay; Baie de Baffin; Hudson; Hudson Bay; Phoques; Arctique*; Baffin; Climate change; inuit; inuits; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/63374

Polar bears depend on sea ice for survival. Climate warming in the Arctic has caused significant declines in total cover and thickness of sea ice in the polar basin and progressively earlier breakup in some areas. Inuit hunters in the areas of four polar bear populations in the eastern Canadian Arct...