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Table 1 Reproductive events (D1 = maternity den, D0 = not in maternity den) classified for all 52 adult females in Svalbard which at some point had a GLS logger during winter seasons 2012/13 to 2019/20

From: Light-level geolocation as a tool to monitor polar bear (Ursus maritimus) denning ecology: a case study

Data source

Denning classified n (D1/D0)

Percent classified of all 265 bear winters during this period%

Mean (max for n ind) years with unbroken record

Capture events

86 (45/41)

32

1.5 (5, n = 2)

ST collars

75 (36/39)

28

1.2 (4, n = 1)

GLS

162 (76/86)

61

3.1 (8, n = 2)

Capture events + ST Collars

142 (72/70)

54

2.4 (8, n = 2)

Capture events + GLS

192 (90/102)

72

3.8 (8, n = 3)

Capture Events + GLS + ST COLLARS

222 (108/114)

84

4.3 (8, n = 7)