Changes in the distribution of nesting Arctic seaducks are not strongly related to variation in polar bear presence
Contemporary climate change is predicted to expose some species to altered predation regimes. Losses of Arctic sea ice are causing polar bears to increasingly forage on colonial seaduck eggs in lieu of ice-based hunting of marine mammals. Although polar bear predation of bird eggs has now been widel...
Main Authors: | , , , |
---|---|
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Canadian Science Publishing
2020-06-01
|
Series: | Arctic Science |
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1139/as-2019-0017 |