USGS Alaska Science Center Grant for Polar Bear Contaminant Exposure Research
SynopsisVersion HistoryRelated DocumentsPackage The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Alaska Science Center (ASC) is offering a grant to Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) partners. This funding supports research evaluating how changes in polar bear foraging behavior influence contaminant exposure in the southern Beaufort Sea. Due to sea ice loss, these polar bears are spending more time on land, potentially altering foraging strategies. The project aims to use adipose tissue samples to estimate [...]