Fairbanks Daily News-Miner - A shelter for Arctic sea ice in a warmer world
Kelly has studied ringed seals in the Arctic, a favorite food of polar bears.
Using computer models and observations, he determined that by the end of this century, ringed seals will not be able to find enough snow to make snow caves in which to have their young, except in isolated parts of the Canadian Archipelago.
“Concentrating birth lairs of ringed seals in the limited areas where snow depth will be adequate may increase their vulnerability (to polar bear predation),” Kelly said.
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