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Mapping Data of Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) Maternal Den Habitat, Arctic Coastal Plain, Alaska

Data Download Links Below | AK Science Portal | Project Site | Date Range: 2005 - 2016

These are geospatial data that characterize the distribution of polar bear denning habitat on the National Petroleum Reserve–Alaska (NPR-A), the 1002 Area of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and the coastal plain of northern Alaska between the Colville River and the Alaska/Canada border.

Data sets included:

Mapping Data of Polar Bear Maternal Den Habitat, National Petroleum Reserve–Alaska (NPR-A) Metadata Data (190MB)
Polar Bear Maternal Den Habitat on the Coastal Plain of Northern Alaska Between the Colville River and the Alaska/Canada border Metadata Data (2MB)
Data Used to Compare Photo-Interpreted and IfSAR-Derived Maps of Polar Bear Denning Habitat for the 1002 Area of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska, 2006-2016 Metadata Data (70MB)

Author(s): Durner, G. M.; Atwood, T. C.

Suggested Citation:
Durner, G. M. and Atwood, T. C., 2021, Mapping data of Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) maternal den habitat, Arctic Coastal Plain, Alaska (ver. 2.0, November 2011): U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/F7DJ5DXT.

Version History:
First release: May 2018
Revised: November 2021 (ver. 2.0)

Referenced Publication(s):

Durner, G. M. and T. C. Atwood. 2018. A Comparison of Photograph-Interpreted and IfSAR-Derived Maps of Polar Bear Denning Habitat for the 1002 Area of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska. USGS Open-File Report 2018-108., 12 p. doi:10.3133/ofr20181083

Wilson, R. R. and G. M. Durner. 2019. Seismic survey design and impacts to maternal polar bear dens. Journal of Wildlife Management 84(2):201-212. doi:10.1002/jwmg.21800

Durner, G. M., K. S. Simac, and S. C. Amstrup. 2013. Mapping polar bear maternal denning habitat in the National Petroleum Reserve - Alaska with an IfSAR digital terrain model. Arctic 66(2):197-206. doi:10.14430/arctic4291

Durner, G. M., S. C. Amstrup, and K. J. Ambrosius. 2006. Polar bear maternal den habitat on the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska. Arctic 59(1):31-36. doi:10.14430/arctic361

Durner, G. M., S. C. Amstrup, and K. J. Ambrosius. 2001. Remote identification of polar bear maternal den habitat in northern Alaska. Arctic 54:115-121.

Liston, G. E., C. J. Perham, R. T. Shideler, and A. N. Cheuvront. 2016. Modeling snowdrift habitat for polar bear dens. Ecological Modeling 320:114-134. doi:10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2015.09.010


DataID: 436 | doi:10.5066/F7DJ5DXT | Date Posted Online: 2021-11-29 | Last Updated: 2021-11-29 16:00:24

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