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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"Western Hudson Bay"”.
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Modelling the Impact of Climate Change on the Polar Bear Population in Western Hudson Bay
The aim of this thesis is to model the impact of climate change on polar bear populations. The first model is a discrete matrix model with time-dependent parameters, which are influenced by temperature increases. Sensitivity analysis is done on the model. Numerical simulations predict there exist …
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Using Minimally Invasive Sampling Methods to Evaluate Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) Visitation in Response to Environmental and Anthropogenic Stimuli
… on polar bear visitation to infrastructure in western Hudson Bay, and how these factors drive the growing risk for human-polar bear conflict. More specifically, examining the links between sea ice breakup and freeze-up dates, the length of the onshore season, polar bear body condition, human …
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The Effects Of Ecotourism On Polar Bear Behavior
… where they gain access to seals and mates. In western Hudson Bay, the sea ice melts for three to four months in the summer, and polar bears there are forced onto land. These bears live on their fat reserves for the duration of the iceless period, until temperatures get colder in the fall and …