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Metabolic Rate, Body Composition, Diet, Behavior, Blood Chemistry, Tri-axial Accelerometer, and GPS Locations of Polar Bears (Ursus maritimus) on Land, Western Hudson Bay, Canada, 2019-2022
Data Download Links Below | AK Science Portal | Project Site | Date Range: 8/26/2019 - 9/21/22
Over three years, we captured 20 polar bears (adult and subadult) near Churchill Manitoba, during the months of August and September (2019 n=2; 2021 n=9; 2022 n=9). Bears were fitted with collars which recorded video, GPS location, and tri-axial acceleration. Additionally, we measured field metabolic rate and changes in body composition. Each bear was captured two times approximately 21 days apart. For technical and logistic reasons, not all data were collected for each bear. This data package is in four tables. Each table has a bear id column connecting data from the four datasets.
Data sets included:
GPS Location Data from Polar Bears (Ursus maritimus) Instrumented on Land, Western Hudson Bay, Canada, 2019-2022
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Data (743KB)Metabolic Rate, Body Composition, and Blood Biochemistry Data from Polar Bears (Ursus maritimus) on Land, Western Hudson Bay, Canada, 2019-2022
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Data (26.8KB)Tri-axial Accelerometer and Temperature Data from Polar Bears (Ursus maritimus) Instrumented on Land, Western Hudson Bay, Canada, 2019-2022
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Data (1.98GB)Behavior and Diet Data Derived from Video Camera Collars on Polar Bears (Ursus maritimus) Instrumented on Land, Western Hudson Bay, Canada, 2019-2022
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Data (709KB)
Author(s): Pagano, A. M.; Rode, K. D.; Lunn, N. J.; McGeachy, D.; Robbins, C. T.Suggested Citation: https://doi.org/10.5066/P9A7ITFH .Version History :
Referenced Publication(s): Pagano, A. M., K. D. Rode, N. J. Lunn, D. McGeachy, S. N. Atkinson, S. D. Farley, J. A. Erlenbach, and C. T. Robbins. 2024. Polar bear energetic and behavioral strategies on land with implications for surviving the ice-free period. Nature Communications 15:947. doi:10.1038/s41467-023-44682-1
DataID: 612 | doi:10.5066/P9A7ITFH | Date Posted Online: 2023-12-08 | Last Updated: 2023-12-20 14:21:37
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