Polar Bears and Seals in the Eastern Beaufort Sea and Amundsen Gulf: A Synthesis of Population Trends and Ecological Relationships over Three Decades

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Author: Stirling, Ian
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 2002
• Subjects: polar bear; ringed seal; Beaufort Sea; harvest; climatic fluctuation; ours polaire; phoque annelé; mer de Beaufort; prélèvement; fluctuation climatique; Baillie; Baillie Islands; Canada; Mer de Beaufort; Phoques; Amundsen Gulf; Arctic; Banks Island; inuit; inuits; Sea ice; Alaska
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/63792

In the eastern Beaufort Sea and Amundsen Gulf, research on polar bear populations and their ecological interrelationships with seals and sea ice conditions began in the fall of 1970. Analysis of movement data from mark-recapture studies and tracking of adult female bears with satellite radio collars...