The main observed effects of climate change on marine mammals globally have been
geographical range shifts and loss of habitat through ice cover loss, changes to the food …

Increasing evidence suggests that climate change is negatively affecting marine ecosystems
and biota. However, little is known of how climate change will impact marine mammals. This …

Climate change is now widely recognized as a global issue (IPCC, 2007). Whereas the
Earth's climate has exhibited broad extremes over geological time there is a consensus that …

Predicted impacts of climate change on the marine environment include an increase in
temperature, a rise in sea levels and a decrease in sea-ice cover. These impacts will occur …

Information since 2010, when the last report card was published, indicate little change to the
overall conclusions.• Globally, the impact of climate change on marine mammals remains …

In a warmer Arctic, endemic marine mammal species will face extreme levels of habitat
change, most notably a dramatic reduction in sea ice. Additionally, the physical …

Climate change is now known to be affecting the oceans. It is widely anticipated that impacts
on marine mammals will be mediated primarily via changes in prey distribution and …

• The seabird declines that commenced at the end of the last century have continued during
the last two decades.• Further research into the causes of these declines is required if we …

Impacts of anthropogenic climate change on marine ecosystems are now widely
acknowledged. In the NE Atlantic, abundant evidence from the partly enclosed waters of the …

This special issue contains papers assessing the impacts of climatic change on Arctic
marine mammals: four papers set the stage for assessing the current and future status of …