Ian Stirling (biologist)

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Ian Stirling
Environment Canada
  • University of Alberta
    • ThesisPopulation ecology of the Weddell seal (Leptonychotes weddelli) in McMurdo Sound, Antarctica (1968)
    Doctoral advisorBernard Stonehouse
    Other academic advisorsJames F. Bendell

    Ian Grote Stirling

    global warming
    .

    Early life and education

    Ian Stirling was born to Andrew and Margaret Stirling on September 26, 1941.[

    blue grouse under James F. Bendell.[3] Stirling obtained his Ph.D. at the University of Canterbury in 1968.[4][5]

    Career

    From 1970 to 2007, Stirling served as a research scientist for the Canadian Wildlife Service, focusing his research on polar bears, most notably on a long-term study of polar bears in western Hudson Bay near Churchill, Manitoba. He was among the first to draw attention to the potential impacts of climate change on polar bears.[6] Stirling retired in 2007.

    Stirling has served as a member of the Committee of Scientific Advisors of the

    IUCN Polar Bear Specialist Group and currently acts as a scientific advisor to Polar Bears International
    .

    Awards and recognition

    Selected publications

    • Stirling I (1997) The importance of polynyas, ice edges, and leads to marine mammals and birds. Journal of Marine Systems 10, 9–21.
    • Stirling I, Lunn NJ, Iacozza J (1999) Long-term trends in the population ecology of polar bears in western Hudson Bay in relation to climatic change. Arctic 52, 294–306.
    • Stirling I, Parkinson CL (2006) Possible effects of climate warming on selected populations of polar bears (Ursus maritimus) in the Canadian Arctic. Arctic 59, 261–275.
    • Stirling, I (2011) Polar Bears: The Natural History of a Threatened Species. Fitzhenry and Whiteside. Markham, ON. 334 pp.
    • Stirling I, Derocher AE (2012) Effects of climate warming on polar bears: a review of the evidence. Global Change Biology 18, 2694–2706.
      doi:10.1111/j.1365-2486.2012.02753.x

    References

    1. ^ "The Council of Science Editors (CSE) - 2007 Annual Meeting". Councilscienceeditors.org. Archived from the original on April 3, 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
    2. ^ "CBC News Indepth: Polar Bears". Cbc.ca. 6 July 2004. Archived from the original on October 12, 2007.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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    6. doi:10.14430/arctic1348
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    7. ^ "TheStar.com - Arctic In Peril - Polar bear population on thin ice". Thestar.com. 26 November 2007. Archived from the original on April 3, 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
    8. ^ "Dr. Ian Stirling, O.C. - Graduation at UBC". Graduation.ubc.ca. Retrieved 2016-07-08.
    9. ^ "Society for Marine Mammalogy". Marinemammalscience.org. Retrieved 2016-07-08.
    10. ^ "Weston Family Prize for Lifetime Achievement in Northern Research - ACUNS/AUCEN: Association of Canadian Universities for Northern Studies / Association universitaire canadienne d'études nordiques". Acuns.ca. Retrieved 2016-07-08.

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