Data from: Glacial ice supports a distinct and undocumented polar bear subpopulation persisting in late 21st-century sea-ice conditions

• Main Authors: Laidre, Kristin, Supple, Megan, Born, Erik, Regehr, Eric, Wiig, Øystein, Ugarte, Fernando, Aars, Jon, Dietz, Rune, Sonne, Christian, Hegelund, Peter, Isaksen, Carl, Akse, Geir, Cohen, Benjamin, Stern, Harry, Moon, Twila, Vollmers, Christopher, Corbett-Detig, Russ, Paetkau, David, Shapiro, Beth
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: unknown
• Published: Zenodo 2022
• Subjects: microsatellite DNA; Arctic sea ice; bear; Greenland; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.9zw3r22h3

Polar bears are susceptible to climate warming because of their dependence on sea ice, which is declining rapidly. We present the first evidence for a genetically distinct and functionally isolated group of polar bears in Southeast Greenland. These bears occupy sea-ice conditions resembling those pr...