Long-Distance Movement of a Female Polar Bear from Canada to Russia

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Authors: Johnson, Amy C., Pongracz, Jodie D., Derocher, Andrew E.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 2017
• Subjects: polar bear; gene flow; home range; long-distance movement; Brownian bridge movement model; minimum convex polygon; climate change; Southern Beaufort Sea; Chukchi Sea; Ursus maritimus; ours polaire; flux génétique; domaine vital; déplacement sur de longues distances; modèle de mouvement du pont brownien; polygone convexe minimum; changement climatique; sud de la mer de Beaufort; mer des Tchouktches; Canada; Mer de Beaufort; Wrangel Island; Yukon; Arctic; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi; Mer des Tchouktches; Sea ice; Tchouktche*
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/67679

Polar bears (Ursus maritimus) display fidelity to large geographic regions, and their movements are influenced by sea ice distribution. Polar bear subpopulations are moderately distinct from one another, and long-distance movements between subpopulations are rare. We describe and analyze the movemen...