Post by grrraaahhh on Mar 10, 2011 23:11:07 GMT -9
Researchers have linked declining litter sizes in polar bears with loss of sea ice.
Polar Bear Births Could Plummet With Climate Change
ScienceDaily (Feb. 8, 2011) — University of Alberta researchers Péter Molnár, Andrew Derocher and Mark Lewis studied the reproductive ecology of polar bears in Hudson Bay and have linked declining litter sizes with loss of sea ice.
The researchers say projected reductions in the number of newborn cubs is a significant threat to the western Hudson Bay polar-bear population, and if climate change continues unabated the viability of the species across much of the Arctic will be in question.
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