Yes, they can: polar bears Ursus maritimus successfully hunt Svalbard reindeer Rangifer tarandus pla...
Yes, they can: polar bears Ursus maritimus successfully hunt Svalbard reindeer Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus
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Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
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English
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Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
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The polar bear
Ursus maritimus
is one of the species most endangered by the rapidly declining sea–ice cover in the Arctic, which they use as a platform to hunt fatty, high-energy seals. In recent decades, more polar bears have been forced to remain longer on land, so their access to seals is limited. The importance of terrestrial food to pola...
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Yes, they can: polar bears Ursus maritimus successfully hunt Svalbard reindeer Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus
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TN_cdi_proquest_journals_2585227865
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_journals_2585227865
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0722-4060
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1432-2056
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10.1007/s00300-021-02954-w
