Efficacy of aerial forward-looking infrared surveys for detecting polar bear maternal dens.

Denned polar bears (Ursus maritimus) are invisible under the snow, therefore winter-time petroleum exploration and development activities in northern Alaska have potential to disturb maternal polar bears and their cubs. Previous research determined forward looking infrared (FLIR) imagery could detec...

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Main Authors: Tom S Smith, Steven C Amstrup, B J Kirschhoffer, Geoffrey York
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0222744