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Mercury Concentrations, Diet, and Gut Microbiota Diversity of Southern Beaufort Sea Polar Bears, 2008-2019 This dataset is two tables with data collected and derived from polar bears sampled in Alaska’s southern Beaufort Sea during 2008-2019. Collected data includes demographic and morphometric information and derived data includes mercury concentrations in hair samples. Ancillary data includes gut microbiome abundances, diversity indices, calculated body condition, and the proportions of prey species detected in individual bear diets. These data were used to determine whether gut microbiota community richness and diversity were associated with diet-acquired mercury. Tags: Alaska, Animals/Vertebrates, Bears, Beaufort Sea, Bioaccumulation, All tags... Biota, Body composition, Carnivores, Coastal ecosystems, Diets, Environment, Gastrointestinal microbiome, Gut microbiota, Health and disease, Keystone species, Mammals, Marine ecosystems, Marine mammals, Mercury levels, Polar bear, Species life history, Terrestrial ecosystems, USGS:ASC555, Ursus maritimus, Wildlife, Wildlife food habits, Fewer tags