Seal and Polar Bear Behavioral Response to an Icebreaker Vessel in Northwest Greenland

• Main Authors: Lomac-MacNair, Kate, Pedro Andrade, José, Esteves, Eduardo
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: DigitalCommons@USU 2019
• Subjects: bearded seal; behavioral response; Crystophora cristata; Erignathus barbatus; harp seal; hooded seal; icebreaker; Pagophilis groenlandicus; Petermann Fjord; Pusa hispida; polar bears; ringed seal; Ursus maritimus; Animal Experimentation and Research; Animal Sciences; Behavior and Ethology; Ecology and Evolutionary Biology; Marine Biology; Arctic; Greenland; Nares; Harp Seal; Nares strait; oden; Pagophilus groenlandicus; polar bear; Thule
• Online Access: https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/hwi/vol13/iss2/13; https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1521&context=hwi

Icebreaker vessels are important scientific tools, enabling access and research within the polar regions of the world, including the High Arctic. These vessels have the potential to overlap with marine mammal habitats in infrequently studied areas. Marine mammal behavioral responses to icebreaker ve...