この氷結と氷解のパターンが、北極熊の主な獲物であるアザラシの分布と数に影響を与えるのだ。

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English Translation

Patterns of freeze-up and breakup influence the distribution and number of seals, the polar bear's main prey.

Furigana

この氷結(ひょうけつ)と氷解(ひょうかい)のパターンが、北極熊(ほっきょくぐま)の主(おも)な獲物(えもの)であるアザラシの分布(ぶんぷ)と数(かず)に影響(えいきょう)を与(あた)えるのだ。

Romanji

Kono hyōketsu to hyōkai no pata-n ga, hokkyokuguma no omona emono de aru azarashi no bunpu to kazu ni eikyō o ataeru no da.

Words

此の (この)

this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)

氷結 (ひょうけつ)

freezing; congelation; freeze

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

氷解 (ひょうかい)

being cleared (doubt, misgivings, etc.); melting away

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

パターン (パターン、パタン)

pattern

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

北極熊 (ほっきょくぐま、ホッキョクグマ)

polar bear (Ursus maritimus)

主 (おも)

chief; main; principal; important; main secondary or supporting role (in kyogen)

獲物 (えもの)

game; spoils; trophy; prey

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

或 (ある)

a certain ...; some ...

海豹 (あざらし、かいひょう、アザラシ)

true seal (animal); earless seal

分布 (ぶんぷ)

distribution; dissemination; allocation

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

影響 (えいきょう)

influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on; to impact; to have an effect on

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

与える (あたえる)

to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to grant; to confer; to present; to award; to provide; to afford; to offer; to supply; to assign; to cause; to pass (a variable to a function)