A Little Less Arctic: Top Predators in the World's Largest Northern Inland Sea, Hudson Bay (Repost)
Steven H Ferguson, Lisa L. Loseto, Mark L. Mallory, "A Little Less Arctic: Top Predators in the World's Largest Northern Inland Sea, Hudson Bay"
English | 2010 | 288 Pages | ISBN: 9048191203 | PDF | 6 MB
English | 2010 | 288 Pages | ISBN: 9048191203 | PDF | 6 MB
In Arctic Canada, Hudson Bay is a site of great exploration history, aboriginal culture, and a vast marine wilderness supporting large populations of marine mammals and birds. These include some of the most iconic Arctic animals like beluga, narwhal, bowhead whales, and polar bears. Due to the challenges of conducting field research in this region, some of the mysteries of where these animals move, and how they are able to survive in such seemingly inhospitable, ice-choked habitats are just now being unlocked. For example, are polar bears being replaced by killer whales?