Counting Harp Seals with ultra-violet photography
The Harp Seal Pagophilus groenlandicus is a gregarious, migratory seal inhabiting Arctic and sub-Arctic waters of the North Atlantic Ocean. In spring, asthe ice recedes, the largest of three known breeding populations migrates up the east coas of Canada from the Gulf of St Lawrence, along the coast...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0032247400000310 2024-03-03T08:41:07+00:00 Counting Harp Seals with ultra-violet photography Lavigne, D. M. 1976 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400000310 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247400000310 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Polar Record volume 18, issue 114, page 269-277 ISSN 0032-2474 1475-3057 General Earth and Planetary Sciences Ecology Geography, Planning and Development journal-article 1976 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400000310 2024-02-08T08:26:21Z The Harp Seal Pagophilus groenlandicus is a gregarious, migratory seal inhabiting Arctic and sub-Arctic waters of the North Atlantic Ocean. In spring, asthe ice recedes, the largest of three known breeding populations migrates up the east coas of Canada from the Gulf of St Lawrence, along the coast of Labrador, to the Canadian Archipelago, Hudson Bay, and the west coast of Greenland. After spending the summer feeding in Arctic waters, the seals move southward ahead of the Arctic ice pack, reaching the coast of Labrador and the Gulf of St Lawrence sometime in late December or early January. They reappear at the end of February and in early March in whelping ‘patches’ or concentrations on ice inthe Gulf of St Lawrence west of the Magdalen Islands, and off the coast of Labrador in an areaknown as the ‘Front’. One of the two smaller and probably distinct breeding populations is to be found in the White Sea, the other in the Vestisen [West Ice] between Jan Mayen and Svalbard. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Canadian Archipelago Greenland Harp Seal Hudson Bay ice pack Jan Mayen North Atlantic Pagophilus groenlandicus Polar Record Svalbard White Sea Cambridge University Press Arctic Svalbard Hudson Bay White Sea Canada Greenland Hudson Jan Mayen Svalbard ENVELOPE(20.000,20.000,78.000,78.000) Magdalen ENVELOPE(17.098,17.098,69.017,69.017) Polar Record 18 114 269 277 |
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The Harp Seal Pagophilus groenlandicus is a gregarious, migratory seal inhabiting Arctic and sub-Arctic waters of the North Atlantic Ocean. In spring, asthe ice recedes, the largest of three known breeding populations migrates up the east coas of Canada from the Gulf of St Lawrence, along the coast of Labrador, to the Canadian Archipelago, Hudson Bay, and the west coast of Greenland. After spending the summer feeding in Arctic waters, the seals move southward ahead of the Arctic ice pack, reaching the coast of Labrador and the Gulf of St Lawrence sometime in late December or early January. They reappear at the end of February and in early March in whelping ‘patches’ or concentrations on ice inthe Gulf of St Lawrence west of the Magdalen Islands, and off the coast of Labrador in an areaknown as the ‘Front’. One of the two smaller and probably distinct breeding populations is to be found in the White Sea, the other in the Vestisen [West Ice] between Jan Mayen and Svalbard. |
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