Polar bear den registrations

Positions and date for observation of polar bear maternity dens are registered. The data base encompass reported observations as well as observations from den surveys conducted by the Norwegian Polar Institute. In 2008 a large scale den survey was initiated to look at the relation between sea ice an...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Andersen, Magnus, Aars, Jon
Format: Dataset
Language:unknown
Published: Norwegian Polar Institute 2008
Subjects:
ENVIRONMENT
polar bear capture
biology
EARTH SCIENCE
BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION
ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES
MAMMALS
CARNIVORES
BEARS
BIOSPHERE
ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS
Arctic
Jan Mayen
Svalbard
North Atlantic
Norwegian Polar Institute
polar bear
Sea ice
Online Access:http://data.npolar.no/dataset/c4731c7e-aede-5c7b-8e7e-390305f8cfc0
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Summary:Positions and date for observation of polar bear maternity dens are registered. The data base encompass reported observations as well as observations from den surveys conducted by the Norwegian Polar Institute. In 2008 a large scale den survey was initiated to look at the relation between sea ice and maternity denning pattern.

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