Food items reported for Ursus maritimus
n = 49
Food I Food II Food III Food name Country Predator Stage
detritus detritus carcasses Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus (not available) juv./adults
detritus detritus carcasses Physeter macrocephalus (not available) juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Triglopsis quadricornis Canada juv./adults
nekton finfish bony fish Salvelinus alpinus Canada juv./adults
others birds sea birds Alle alle (not available) juv./adults
others birds sea birds Uria lomvia (not available) juv./adults
others birds sea birds Branta canadensis Canada juv./adults
others birds sea birds Clangula hyemalis Canada juv./adults
others birds sea birds Rissa tridactyla (not available) juv./adults
others mammals dolphins Balaena mysticetus (not available) adults
others mammals dolphins Balaena mysticetus (not available) juv./adults
others mammals dolphins Delphinapterus leucas (not available) adults
others mammals dolphins Delphinapterus leucas (not available) juv./adults
others mammals dolphins Monodon monoceros Canada juv./adults
others mammals n.a./other mammals Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus Svalbard juv./adults
others mammals n.a./other mammals Microtus pennsylvanicus Canada juv./adults
others mammals n.a./other mammals Ondatra zibethicus Canada juv./adults
others mammals n.a./other mammals Ursus maritimus Canada juv./adults
others mammals pinnipeds Odobenus rosmarus (not available) juv./adults
others mammals pinnipeds Odobenus rosmarus divergens (not available) adults
others mammals pinnipeds Odobenus rosmarus divergens (not available) juv./adults
others mammals pinnipeds Odobenus rosmarus rosmarus Canada juv./adults
others mammals pinnipeds Erignathus barbatus (not available) adults
others mammals pinnipeds Erignathus barbatus (not available) juv./adults
others mammals pinnipeds Erignathus barbatus (not available) juv./adults
others mammals pinnipeds Pagophilus groenlandicus (not available) juv./adults
others mammals pinnipeds Pagophilus groenlandicus (not available) juv./adults
others mammals pinnipeds Phoca hispida (not available) juv./adults
others mammals pinnipeds Phoca vitulina Canada juv./adults
others mammals pinnipeds Pusa hispida (not available) adults
others mammals pinnipeds Pusa hispida Canada juv./adults
others mammals pinnipeds Pusa hispida (not available) juv./adults
plants other plants benthic algae/weeds Desmarestia aculeata Canada juv./adults
plants other plants benthic algae/weeds Dilsea integra Canada juv./adults
plants other plants benthic algae/weeds Fucus spp. Canada juv./adults
plants other plants benthic algae/weeds Laminaria sp. Canada juv./adults
plants other plants benthic algae/weeds Laminaria spp. Canada juv./adults
plants other plants benthic algae/weeds Palmaria palmata Canada juv./adults
plants other plants benthic algae/weeds Sphacelaria spp. Canada juv./adults
plants other plants terrestrial plants Betula glandulosa Canada juv./adults
plants other plants terrestrial plants Eriophorum scheuchzeri Canada juv./adults
plants other plants terrestrial plants Empetrum nigrum Canada juv./adults
plants other plants terrestrial plants Equisetum sp. Canada juv./adults
plants other plants terrestrial plants Lycopodium sp. Canada juv./adults
plants other plants terrestrial plants Leymus arenarius Canada juv./adults
plants other plants terrestrial plants Salix spp. Canada juv./adults
plants other plants terrestrial plants Zostera marina Canada juv./adults
zoobenthos echinoderms sea urchins Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis Canada juv./adults
zoobenthos mollusks bivalves Mytilus edulis (not available) juv./adults
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