Spatial and temporal variation of an ice-adapted predator's feeding ecology in a changing Arctic marine ecosystem

DJ Yurkowski, SH Ferguson, CAD Semeniuk… - Oecologia, 2016 - Springer
Spatial and temporal variation can confound interpretations of relationships within and
between species in terms of diet composition, niche size, and trophic position (TP). The …

[HTML][HTML] Changing environmental conditions have altered the feeding ecology of two keystone Arctic marine predators

MA Anderson, AT Fisk, R Laing, M Noël, J Angnatok… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Environmental change in the Arctic has impacted the composition and structure of marine
food webs. Tracking feeding ecology changes of culturally-valued Arctic char (Salvelinus …

Latitudinal variation in ecological opportunity and intraspecific competition indicates differences in niche variability and diet specialization of Arctic marine predators

DJ Yurkowski, S Ferguson, ES Choy… - Ecology and …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Individual specialization (IS), where individuals within populations irrespective of age, sex,
and body size are either specialized or generalized in terms of resource use, has …

Influence of sea ice phenology on the movement ecology of ringed seals across their latitudinal range

DJ Yurkowski, CAD Semeniuk, LA Harwood… - Marine Ecology …, 2016 - int-res.com
Environmental variation influences resource distribution, thereby affecting animal movement
and foraging decisions. Climate change is altering environmental processes worldwide, but …

Spatial and temporal variability in ringed seal (Pusa hispida) stable isotopes in the Beaufort Sea

NP Boucher, AE Derocher… - Ecology and …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Arctic ecosystem dynamics are shifting in response to warming temperatures and sea ice
loss. Such ecosystems may be monitored by examining the diet of upper trophic level …

Foraging ecology of ringed seals (Pusa hispida), beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas) and narwhals (Monodon monoceros) in the Canadian High Arctic …

JK Matley, AT Fisk, TA Dick - Polar Research, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Stomach content and stable isotope analysis (δ13C and δ15N from liver and muscle) were
used to identify habitat and seasonal prey selection by ringed seals (Pusa hispida; n= 21) …

A temporal shift in trophic diversity among a predator assemblage in a warming Arctic

DJ Yurkowski, NE Hussey… - Royal Society Open …, 2018 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Climate change is leading to northward shifts in species distributions that is altering
interspecific interactions at low-and mid-trophic levels. However, little attention has been …

Individual patterns of prey selection and dietary specialization in an Arctic marine carnivore

GW Thiemann, SJ Iverson, I Stirling, ME Obbard - Oikos, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
The cumulative effect of individual‐level foraging patterns may have important
consequences for ecosystem functioning, population dynamics and conservation. Dietary …

Projected shifts in the foraging habitat of crabeater seals along the Antarctic Peninsula

LA Hückstädt, A Piñones, DM Palacios… - Nature Climate …, 2020 - nature.com
Crabeater seals exhibit extreme dietary specialization, feeding almost exclusively on
Antarctic krill. This specialization has inextricably linked habitat use, life history and …

An Arctic predator–prey system in flux: climate change impacts on coastal space use by polar bears and ringed seals

CD Hamilton, KM Kovacs, RA Ims, J Aars… - Journal of Animal …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Climate change is impacting different species at different rates, leading to alterations in
biological interactions with ramifications for wider ecosystem functioning. Understanding …