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Spatial Extent of Data

USGS Data Source

USGS Thesaurus Keywords

Animal behavior, Coastal ecosystems, Biogeography, Wildlife, Marine ecosystems

ISO 19115 Topic Category

Environment, Biota

Other Subject Keywords

Use/Feeding habitat, Metabolism, Ursus maritimus, Bioenergetics, Mammals, Bears, Animals/Vertebrates, Carnivores, Marine mammals, Polar bear, Species Life History, Animals

Place Keywords

Canada, Hudson Bay

GPS Location Data from Polar Bears (Ursus maritimus) Instrumented on Land, Western Hudson Bay, Canada, 2019-2022

This dataset is one table with GPS locations collected by satellite-linked GPS receivers on collars (Vertex Plus collar with camera option, Vectronic Aerospace GmbH, Berlin, Germany) attached to 20 polar bears that were instrumented on land near Churchill, Manitoba, Canada for 19 - 23 days in 2019, 2021, and 2022.

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Author(s) Anthony M Pagano orcid, Karyn D Rode orcid, Nicholas J. Lunn orcid, David McGeachy orcid, Charles T. Robbins orcid
Publication Date 2023-12-08
Beginning Date of Data 2019-08-26
Ending Date of Data 2022-09-21
Data Contact
U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center
DOI https://doi.org/10.5066/P9A7ITFH
Citation Pagano, A.M., Rode, K.D., Lunn, N.J., McGeachy, D., and Robbins, C.T., 2023, GPS Location Data from Polar Bears (Ursus maritimus) Instrumented on Land, Western Hudson Bay, Canada, 2019-2022: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9A7ITFH.
Metadata Contact
U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center
Metadata Date 2024-02-13
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