Historical Analysis of Sea Ice Conditions in M'Clintock Channel and the Gulf of Boothia, Nunavut : Implications for Ringed Seal and Polar Bear Habitat

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Authors: Barber, D.G., Iacozza, J.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 2004
• Subjects: sea ice; climate variability; ringed seal habitat; Phoca hispida; polar bear; Ursus maritimus; M'Clintock Channel; Gulf of Boothia; glace de mer; variabilité climatique; habitat du phoque annelé; ours polaire; détroit de M'Clintock; golfe de Boothia; Arctic; Nunavut; Canadian Arctic Archipelago; M'Clintock; Arctic Archipelago; Arctique*; phoque annelé; ringed seal; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/63538

Sea ice is an integral part of the marine ecosystem in the Arctic and important habitat for ringed seals and polar bears. To study changes in sea ice characteristics indicative of ringed seal habitat (and linked, through predator/prey relationships, to polar bear habitat), we examined historical cha...