Description
These data are the fatty acid compositions (in %) of adipose tissue samples collected from polar bears and of blubber samples collected from ringed and bearded seal killed by polar bears in the Chukchi Sea, 2008-2017. The dataset includes sex, age, and age class of the bears that were sampled. The data are provided as % of each fatty acid identified via nomenclature that describes the structure of each fatty acid.
Resources
| Name | Format | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Original Metadata | XML | The metadata original format | Open resource |
| Digital Data | XML | Landing page for access to the data | Open resource |
Tags
- age-composition
- alaska
- animals-vertebrates
- bearded-seal
- bears
- biota
- carnivores
- chukchi-sea
- coastal-ecosystems
- diets
- environment
- erignathus-barbatus
- mammals
- marine-ecosystems
- marine-mammals
- polar-bears
- pusa-hispida
- qfasa
- quantitative-fatty-acid-signature-analysis
- ringed-seal
- trophic-dynamics
- ursus-maritimus
- usgs-asc343
- wildlife
- wildlife-food-habits