Description
This dataset is two tables with data collected and derived from polar bears sampled in Alaska’s southern Beaufort Sea during 2008-2019. Collected data includes demographic and morphometric information and derived data includes mercury concentrations in hair samples. Ancillary data includes gut microbiome abundances, diversity indices, calculated body condition, and the proportions of prey species detected in individual bear diets. These data were used to determine whether gut microbiota community richness and diversity were associated with diet-acquired mercury.
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
- alaska
- animals-vertebrates
- bears
- beaufort-sea
- bioaccumulation
- biota
- body-composition
- carnivores
- coastal-ecosystems
- diets
- environment
- gastrointestinal-microbiome
- gut-microbiota
- health-and-disease
- keystone-species
- mammals
- marine-ecosystems
- marine-mammals
- mercury-levels
- polar-bear
- species-life-history
- terrestrial-ecosystems
- ursus-maritimus
- usgs-asc555
- wildlife
- wildlife-food-habits