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The polar bear scientists /

In the world there are probably fewer than thirty people who spend all or most of their effort working with polar bears. A veteran polar bear biologist, and the man in charge of Alaskan polar bear research for the past thirty years, Dr. Steven Amstrup has worked full time on polar bears since he joi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lourie, Peter
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Boston : Houghton Mifflin Books for Children, [2012]
Series:Scientists in the field.
Subjects:
Polar bear > Research > Juvenile literature.
Biologists > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Polar bear > Research.
Biologists > Biography.
Table of Contents:
  • The polar bear research project
  • A conversation with Dr. Steven Amstrup about polar bear research
  • The 2008 threatened species designation
  • A polar bear capture
  • Bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA)
  • A conversation with Dr. Steven Amstrup about capture-recapture estimates and polar bears
  • Another capture
  • A conversation with Dr. Steven Amstrup about radio collars and polar nations
  • Recording information
  • An overview of samples taken in the field and what they are used for
  • Searching the bone pile
  • A final conversation with Dr. Steven Amstrup about climate change and the future of polar bears
  • Glossary
  • Polar bear field guide.