Identifying key marine habitat sites for seabirds and sea ducks in the Canadian Arctic
The Canadian Arctic hosts millions of marine birds annually, many of which aggregate in large numbers at well-defined sites at predictable times of the year. Marine habitats in this region will be under increasing threats from anthropogenic activities, largely facilitated by climate change and long-...
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crcansciencepubl:10.1139/er-2018-0067 2024-06-23T07:49:20+00:00 Identifying key marine habitat sites for seabirds and sea ducks in the Canadian Arctic Mallory, Mark L. Gaston, Anthony J. Provencher, Jennifer F. Wong, Sarah N.P. Anderson, Christine Elliott, Kyle H. Gilchrist, H. Grant Janssen, Michael Lazarus, Thomas Patterson, Allison Pirie-Dominix, Lisa Spencer, Nora C. 2019 http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/er-2018-0067 http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/full-xml/10.1139/er-2018-0067 http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/er-2018-0067 en eng Canadian Science Publishing http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/page/about/CorporateTextAndDataMining Environmental Reviews volume 27, issue 2, page 215-240 ISSN 1181-8700 1208-6053 journal-article 2019 crcansciencepubl https://doi.org/10.1139/er-2018-0067 2024-06-06T04:11:16Z The Canadian Arctic hosts millions of marine birds annually, many of which aggregate in large numbers at well-defined sites at predictable times of the year. Marine habitats in this region will be under increasing threats from anthropogenic activities, largely facilitated by climate change and long-term trends of reduced sea ice extent and thickness. In this review, we update previous efforts to delineate the most important habitats for marine birds in Arctic Canada, using the most current population estimates for Canada, as well as recent information from shipboard surveys and telemetry studies. We identify 349 160 km 2 of key habitat, more than doubling earlier suggestions for key habitat extent. As of 2018, 1% of these habitats fall within the boundaries of legislated protected areas. New marine conservation areas currently being finalized in the Canadian Arctic will only increase the proportion protected to 13%. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Climate change Sea ice Canadian Science Publishing Arctic Canada Environmental Reviews 27 2 215 240 |
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The Canadian Arctic hosts millions of marine birds annually, many of which aggregate in large numbers at well-defined sites at predictable times of the year. Marine habitats in this region will be under increasing threats from anthropogenic activities, largely facilitated by climate change and long-term trends of reduced sea ice extent and thickness. In this review, we update previous efforts to delineate the most important habitats for marine birds in Arctic Canada, using the most current population estimates for Canada, as well as recent information from shipboard surveys and telemetry studies. We identify 349 160 km 2 of key habitat, more than doubling earlier suggestions for key habitat extent. As of 2018, 1% of these habitats fall within the boundaries of legislated protected areas. New marine conservation areas currently being finalized in the Canadian Arctic will only increase the proportion protected to 13%. |
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Mallory, Mark L. Gaston, Anthony J. Provencher, Jennifer F. Wong, Sarah N.P. Anderson, Christine Elliott, Kyle H. Gilchrist, H. Grant Janssen, Michael Lazarus, Thomas Patterson, Allison Pirie-Dominix, Lisa Spencer, Nora C. |
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Mallory, Mark L. Gaston, Anthony J. Provencher, Jennifer F. Wong, Sarah N.P. Anderson, Christine Elliott, Kyle H. Gilchrist, H. Grant Janssen, Michael Lazarus, Thomas Patterson, Allison Pirie-Dominix, Lisa Spencer, Nora C. Identifying key marine habitat sites for seabirds and sea ducks in the Canadian Arctic |
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Mallory, Mark L. Gaston, Anthony J. Provencher, Jennifer F. Wong, Sarah N.P. Anderson, Christine Elliott, Kyle H. Gilchrist, H. Grant Janssen, Michael Lazarus, Thomas Patterson, Allison Pirie-Dominix, Lisa Spencer, Nora C. |
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Identifying key marine habitat sites for seabirds and sea ducks in the Canadian Arctic |
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Identifying key marine habitat sites for seabirds and sea ducks in the Canadian Arctic |
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Identifying key marine habitat sites for seabirds and sea ducks in the Canadian Arctic |
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Identifying key marine habitat sites for seabirds and sea ducks in the Canadian Arctic |
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Identifying key marine habitat sites for seabirds and sea ducks in the Canadian Arctic |
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identifying key marine habitat sites for seabirds and sea ducks in the canadian arctic |
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