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Preliminary icebreaker-based survey of polar bears around Franz Josef Land, Russia. / Popov, Igor ; Davydova, Julia .
In: Ursus, 26.10.2020, p. 1-5.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Preliminary icebreaker-based survey of polar bears around Franz Josef Land, Russia
AU - Popov, Igor
AU - Davydova, Julia
N1 - Igor Popov and Iuliia Davydova "Preliminary icebreaker-based survey of polar bears around Franz Josef Land, Russia," Ursus 2020(31e14), 1-5, (26 October 2020). https://doi.org/10.2192/URSUS-D-18-00030.4
PY - 2020/10/26
Y1 - 2020/10/26
N2 - As a vulnerable species, regular estimates of polar bear numbers are an important requirement for understanding their populations. In the Russian part of Barents Sea, specifically near the Franz Josef Land Archipelago, counts of polar bears have not been conducted since 2004. This article focuses on summarizing the results of recent observations in this territory in order to provide estimates of polar bear numbers. The data collected lead us to believe that their population decline continues. Currently only a few hundred polar bears inhabit Franz Josef Land in the spring season.
AB - As a vulnerable species, regular estimates of polar bear numbers are an important requirement for understanding their populations. In the Russian part of Barents Sea, specifically near the Franz Josef Land Archipelago, counts of polar bears have not been conducted since 2004. This article focuses on summarizing the results of recent observations in this territory in order to provide estimates of polar bear numbers. The data collected lead us to believe that their population decline continues. Currently only a few hundred polar bears inhabit Franz Josef Land in the spring season.
KW - Polar bear
KW - Franz Joseph Land
KW - numbers
KW - Decline
KW - assessment
KW - icebreaker
KW - tracks
KW - Barents sea
UR - https://bioone.org/journals/ursus/volume-2020/issue-31e14/URSUS-D-18-00030.4/Preliminary-icebreaker-based-survey-of-polar-bears-around-Franz-Josef/10.2192/URSUS-D-18-00030.4.short
M3 - Article
SP - 1
EP - 5
JO - Ursus
JF - Ursus
SN - 1537-6176
M1 - 31e14
ER -
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