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Polar Bear Hair Mercury Concentrations Southern Beaufort Sea 2004-2011

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These are data collected from polar bears from the southern Beaufort Seas during the spring and fall between 2004 and 2011. Data include individual ID, sex and age class, presence of dependent young, season of sample collection, total mercury concentration derived from a hair sample, estimate of annual diet proportion, and indices of body condition.

Author(s): USGS Alaska Science Center, Polar Bear Research Program.

Suggested Citation:
USGS Alaska Science Center, Polar Bear Research Program., 2023, Polar bear hair mercury concentrations southern Beaufort Sea 2004-2011: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/F70Z71H2.

Referenced Publication(s):

McKinney, M. A., T. C. Atwood, S. Pedro, and E. Peacock. 2017. Ecological change drives a decline in mercury concentrations in Southern Beaufort Sea polar bears. Environmental Science and Technology 51(14):7814-7822. doi:10.1021/acs.est.7b00812

DataID: 551 | doi:10.5066/F70Z71H2 | Date Posted Online: 2023-02-21 | Last Updated: 2023-02-21 08:30:08

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