The polar bear (Ursus maritimus) is among the Arctic species exposed to the highest
concentrations of long-range transported bioaccumulative contaminants, such as …

Increased land use by polar bears (Ursus maritimus) due to climate‐change‐induced
reduction of their sea‐ice habitat illustrates the impact of climate change on species …

Under current climate trends, spring ice breakup in Hudson Bay is advancing rapidly,
leaving polar bears (Ursus maritimus) less time to hunt seals during the spring when they …

Polar bears (Ursus maritimus) are subjected to several anthropogenic threats, climate
warming and exposure to pollutants being two of these. For polar bears, one of the main …

Climate-mediated phenological shifts can cause species to lose access to their primary prey
while increasing opportunities for alternative-prey encounters. Species that are able to …

Waterfowl are among the best studied and most extensively monitored species in the world.
Given their global importance for sport and subsistence hunting, viewing and ecosystem …

Climate change can influence interspecific interactions by differentially affecting species‐
specific phenology. In seasonal ice environments, there is evidence that polar bear …

Climate-mediated sea-ice loss is disrupting the foraging ecology of polar bears (Ursus
maritimus) across much of their range. As a result, there have been increased reports of …

Polar bears (Ursus maritimus) from the southern Beaufort Sea (SB) subpopulation have
traditionally fed predominantly upon ice‐seals; however, as the proportion of the …

Climate‐related environmental changes have increasingly been linked to emerging
infectious diseases in wildlife. The Arctic is facing a major ecological transition that is …