Summer Snow Dens Used by Polar Bears in the Canadian High Arctic
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 16864786 |
|---|---|
| Authors | R E Schweinsburg, Ray Schweinsburg (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1979 |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Publication date | 1979-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | ARCTIC (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0004-0843 • E-ISSN: 1923-1245 |
| Publisher | The Arctic Institute of North America (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.14430/arctic2616 |
| OpenAlex | W2121568270 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
This paper describes the use of snow dens by polar bears during two summers on northern Baffin and Bylot Islands. More dens were found during 1976 than 1975, probably because of heavier snow during 1976. Dens were of three types, shallow surface pits, shallow dens, and deep burrows
Arctic · Geography · Geomorphology · Glacier · Ice caps · Physical geography · Polar · Snow · The arctic · Ursus maritimus · Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics · Cryospheric studies and observations · Geology · Marine animal studies overview · Oceanography
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| Citations per year | 0.11 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1982 - 2017 (36) |
| Highly cited | No |