Quantifying the sensitivity of Arctic marine mammals to climate‐induced habitat change

KL Laidre, I Stirling, LF Lowry, Ø Wiig… - Ecological …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
We review seven Arctic and four subarctic marine mammal species, their habitat
requirements, and evidence for biological and demographic responses to climate change …

Regional variability in food availability for Arctic marine mammals

BA Bluhm, R Gradinger - Ecological Applications, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
This review provides an overview of prey preferences of seven core Arctic marine mammal
species (AMM) and four non‐core species on a pan‐Arctic scale with regional examples …

Prevalence of algal toxins in Alaskan marine mammals foraging in a changing arctic and subarctic environment

KA Lefebvre, L Quakenbush, E Frame, KB Huntington… - Harmful algae, 2016 - Elsevier
Current climate trends resulting in rapid declines in sea ice and increasing water
temperatures are likely to expand the northern geographic range and duration of favorable …

The future of Arctic benthos: expansion, invasion, and biodiversity

PE Renaud, MK Sejr, BA Bluhm, B Sirenko… - Progress in …, 2015 - Elsevier
One of the logical predictions for a future Arctic characterized by warmer waters and reduced
sea-ice is that new taxa will expand or invade Arctic seafloor habitats. Specific predictions …

Climate change effects on Arctic fjord and coastal macrobenthic diversity—observations and predictions

JM Węsławski, MA Kendall, M Włodarska-Kowalczuk… - Marine Biodiversity, 2011 - Springer
The pattern of occurrence and recent changes in the distribution of macrobenthic organisms
in fjordic and coastal (nearshore) Arctic waters are reviewed and future changes are …

Climate change impacts on seals and whales in the North Atlantic Arctic and adjacent shelf seas

KM Kovacs, C Lydersen - Science Progress, 2008 - journals.sagepub.com
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 …

Stereotypic oral behaviour in captive ungulates: foraging, diet and gastrointestinal function.

R Bergeron, AJ Badnell-Waters… - … and applications to …, 2006 - cabidigitallibrary.org
With millions of affected animals worldwide, ungulates are the most prevalent mammalian
stereotypers. Agricultural ungulate stereotypies were also the first to attract serious scientific …

Sulfur isotopes (δ34S) in Arctic marine mammals: indicators of benthic vs. pelagic foraging

P Szpak, M Buckley - Marine Ecology Progress Series, 2020 - int-res.com
Consumer tissue stable carbon isotope compositions (δ 13 C) are well established
indicators of benthic and pelagic foraging in marine ecosystems. Stable sulfur isotope …

Serosurvey for Toxoplasma gondii in arctic foxes and possible sources of infection in the high Arctic of Svalbard

KW Prestrud, K Åsbakk, E Fuglei, T Mørk, A Stien… - Veterinary …, 2007 - Elsevier
Samples (blood or tissue fluid) from 594 arctic foxes (Alopex lagopus), 390 Svalbard
reindeer (Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus), 361 sibling voles (Microtus …

Estimating energetic intake for marine mammal bioenergetic models

CG Booth, M Guilpin, AK Darias-O'Hara… - Conservation …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Bioenergetics is the study of how animals achieve energetic balance. Energetic balance
results from the energetic expenditure of an individual and the energy they extract from their …