Demography and Viability of a Hunted Population of Polar Bears

We estimated demographic parameters and harvest risks for a population of polar bears (Ursus maritimus) inhabiting Baffin Bay, Canada and Greenland, from 1974 to 1997. Our demographic analysis included a detailed assessment of age- and sex-specific survival and recruitment from 1221 marked polar bea...

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Published in:ARCTIC
Main Authors: Taylor, Mitchell K., Laake, Jeff, McLoughlin, Philip D., Born, Erik W., Cluff, H. Dean, Ferguson, Steven H., Rosing-Asvid, Aqqalu, Schweinsburg, Ray, Messier, François
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 2010
Subjects:
demography
harvest
mark-recapture
polar bear
Ursus maritimus
population viability analysis
program MARK
recruitment
survival
démographie
prélèvement
marquage-recapture
ours polaire
viabilité de la population
analyse
logiciel MARK
recrutement
survie
Baffin Bay
Baie de Baffin
Canada
Greenland
Arctic
Baffin
Groenland
Online Access:https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/63472

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