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Polar Bears: Body temperature

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Summary

A subset of captured polar bears was surgically implanted with subcutaneous temperature loggers in the rump, or in the abdominal cavity. Subcutaneous loggers recorded temperature every 10 minutes. Abdominal loggers recorded temperature every 60 minutes. Information on bear IDs and dates of capture is not available because of the threatened species status of the subjects.

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download: NSF Arctic Data Center

Additional information

Identifier	DOI: https://doi.org/10.5065/D6T43R6P
Versions	1.0 (2013-01-28)
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Related projects	ARCSS: NSF Arctic System Science ACADIS: Advanced Cooperative Arctic Data and Information Service
Frequency	monthly
Language	English
Grant Code	NSF 0732713, USGS
ISO Topic Categories	biota
Categories	Arctic Biology Mammals
Platforms	Field Surveys Helicopter
Instruments	Temperature Loggers
Sites	Alaska Arctic Ocean
GCMD Science Keywords	BEARS BIOSPHERIC INDICATORS SPECIES/POPULATION INTERACTIONS Expand keywords
Documentation	Readme-body_temperature.pdf [63 KiB]
Related links	companion: 106.427: Adaptive long-term fasting in land and ice-bound polar bears: Data Table info: ARCSS Data Policy homepage: ARCSS EOL Webpage download: NSF Arctic Data Center

Temporal coverage

Begin datetime	2008-01-01 23:07:00
End datetime	2011-12-31 23:07:00

Spatial coverage

Map data from IBCSO, IBCAO, and Global Topography.

Maximum (North) Latitude: 80.00, Minimum (South) Latitude: 70.00
Minimum (West) Longitude: -155.00, Maximum (East) Longitude: -122.00

Primary point of contact information

Merav Ben-David <bendavid@uwyo.edu>

Additional contact information

originator: John P. Whiteman <jwhitema@uwyo.edu>
author: Henry J. Harlow <hharlow@uwyo.edu>
author: Merav Ben-David <bendavid@uwyo.edu>
author: John P. Whiteman <jwhitema@uwyo.edu>
author: George M. Durner <gdurner@usgs.gov>
principalInvestigator: Henry J. Harlow <hharlow@uwyo.edu>
principalInvestigator: Merav Ben-David <bendavid@uwyo.edu>

Citation

Harlow, H., et al. 2013. Polar Bears: Body temperature. Version 1.0. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.5065/D6T43R6P. Accessed 23 Mar 2025.

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