Replication data for the article "Inter-seasonal body condition dynamics of polar bears in western Hudson Bay" by Campkin et al. The dataset contains body condition measurements, assessed using Quetelet's index, for polar bears captured in western Hudson Bay between 2017 and 2026. Data includes comparisons by sex and age class, interannual variability, and paired captures from spring and autumn seasons.
Use Cases
- Modeling interannual body condition variability based on the study period from 2017 to 2026
- Comparing seasonal body condition changes based on paired captures from spring and autumn
- Analyzing body condition differences based on sex and age class categories
- Studying the health of a polar bear subpopulation based on data from western Hudson Bay
Strengths
- Data covers a multi-year study period from 2017 to 2026
- Includes paired captures for comparing spring and autumn body condition
- Body condition is measured using a standardized metric, Quetelet's index
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
Provenance
- Source
- Campkin, Jenna L; Borealis Harvested Dataverse
- Collection Method
- Field captures of polar bears in western Hudson Bay, with body condition measured using Quetelet's index.
- Time Range
- 2017 to 2026
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-06-13 04:11:01; freshness should be verified
- Geography
- Western Hudson Bay, spanning northeastern Manitoba, northwestern Ontario, and southern Nunavut, Canada