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DOI | 10.1038/s41467-023-44682-1 |
Polar bear energetic and behavioral strategies on land with implications for surviving the ice-free period | |
Pagano, Anthony M.; Rode, Karyn D.; Lunn, Nicholas J.; Mcgeachy, David; Atkinson, Stephen N.; Farley, Sean D.; Erlenbach, Joy A.; Robbins, Charles T. | |
发表日期 | 2024 |
EISSN | 2041-1723 |
起始页码 | 15 |
结束页码 | 1 |
卷号 | 15期号:1 |
英文摘要 | Declining Arctic sea ice is increasing polar bear land use. Polar bears on land are thought to minimize activity to conserve energy. Here, we measure the daily energy expenditure (DEE), diet, behavior, movement, and body composition changes of 20 different polar bears on land over 19-23 days from August to September (2019-2022) in Manitoba, Canada. Polar bears on land exhibited a 5.2-fold range in DEE and 19-fold range in activity, from hibernation-like DEEs to levels approaching active bears on the sea ice, including three individuals that made energetically demanding swims totaling 54-175 km. Bears consumed berries, vegetation, birds, bones, antlers, seal, and beluga. Beyond compensating for elevated DEE, there was little benefit from terrestrial foraging toward prolonging the predicted time to starvation, as 19 of 20 bears lost mass (0.4-1.7 kg center dot day-1). Although polar bears on land exhibit remarkable behavioral plasticity, our findings reinforce the risk of starvation, particularly in subadults, with forecasted increases in the onshore period. Declining Arctic sea ice is increasing polar bear land use. Here, the authors follow 20 different polar bears on land over 3 years and measure daily energy expenditure finding that despite behavioural and diet plasticity the bears are at risk of starvation. |
语种 | 英语 |
WOS研究方向 | Science & Technology - Other Topics |
WOS类目 | Multidisciplinary Sciences |
WOS记录号 | WOS:001161933400013 |
来源期刊 | NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
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文献类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/297545 |
作者单位 | United States Department of the Interior; United States Geological Survey; Environment & Climate Change Canada; Canadian Wildlife Service; Wildlife Research Division - Environment Canada; Alaska Department of Fish & Game; Washington State University; Washington State University; United States Department of the Interior; US Fish & Wildlife Service |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Pagano, Anthony M.,Rode, Karyn D.,Lunn, Nicholas J.,et al. Polar bear energetic and behavioral strategies on land with implications for surviving the ice-free period[J],2024,15(1). |
APA | Pagano, Anthony M..,Rode, Karyn D..,Lunn, Nicholas J..,Mcgeachy, David.,Atkinson, Stephen N..,...&Robbins, Charles T..(2024).Polar bear energetic and behavioral strategies on land with implications for surviving the ice-free period.NATURE COMMUNICATIONS,15(1). |
MLA | Pagano, Anthony M.,et al."Polar bear energetic and behavioral strategies on land with implications for surviving the ice-free period".NATURE COMMUNICATIONS 15.1(2024). |
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