Assessing changes in the diet of polar bears (Ursus maritimus).  Final report.

Wetzel, Dana L.

dc.contributor.author	Wetzel, Dana L.
dc.date.accessioned	2010-03-08T18:06:05Z
dc.date.available	2010-03-08T18:06:05Z
dc.date.issued	2005
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2075/1136
dc.description	46 p. Includes bibliographic references, tables and charts.	en
dc.description.abstract	This study was designed to provide insight into the possibility that polar bears from the Bering Straits region of Alaska might be affected by changes in climate, in terms of availability of preferred prey. The method of study was assessing the fatty acid components of fat/blubber samples of polar bears and three prey species, ringed seals, bearded seals, and Pacific walrus, collected from the same general geographic area over time. The results of the project are described.	en
dc.description.sponsorship	Marine Mammal Commission, Bethesda, Maryland.	en
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dc.format.mimetype	application/pdf
dc.language.iso	en_US	en
dc.publisher	Mote Marine Laboratory, Sarasota, FL.	en
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Mote Technical Report ;	en
dc.relation.ispartofseries	No. 1327	en
dc.subject	polar bear	en
dc.subject	ringed seal	en
dc.subject	bearded seal	en
dc.subject	Pacific walrus	en
dc.subject	Ursus maritimus	en
dc.subject	Phoca hispida	en
dc.subject	Erignathus barbatus	en
dc.subject	Odobenus rosmarus	en
dc.subject	Alaska (United States)	en
dc.subject	Bering Straits (Alaska)	en
dc.title	Assessing changes in the diet of polar bears (Ursus maritimus). Final report.	en
dc.type	Technical Report	en