Sea ice across the Arctic is declining and altering physical characteristics of marine ecosystems. Polar bears (Ursus maritimus) have been identified as vulnerable to changes in sea ice conditions. The researchers use sea ice projections for the Canadian Arctic Archipelago from 2006 – 2100 to gain insight into the conservation challenges for polar bears with respect to habitat loss using metrics developed from polar bear energetics modeling.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/projected-polar-bear-sea-ice-habitat-canadian-arctic-archipelago
[2] http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0113746
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/stephen-g-hamilton
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/laura-castro-de-la-guardia
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/andrew-e-derocher-et-al
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/plos-one
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-change
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/arctic
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/canada
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-impacts
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/wildlife
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ecosystems
