The Northwest Passage opens for bowhead whales
The loss of Arctic sea ice is predicted to open up the Northwest Passage, shortening shipping routes and facilitating the exchange of marine organisms between the Atlantic and the Pacific oceans. Here, we present the first observations of distribution overlap of bowhead whales ( Balaena mysticetus )...
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crroyalsociety:10.1098/rsbl.2011.0731 2024-06-23T07:49:49+00:00 The Northwest Passage opens for bowhead whales Heide-Jørgensen, Mads Peter Laidre, Kristin L. Quakenbush, Lori T. Citta, John J. 2011 http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2011.0731 https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rsbl.2011.0731 https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full-xml/10.1098/rsbl.2011.0731 en eng The Royal Society https://royalsociety.org/journals/ethics-policies/data-sharing-mining/ Biology Letters volume 8, issue 2, page 270-273 ISSN 1744-9561 1744-957X journal-article 2011 crroyalsociety https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2011.0731 2024-06-10T04:15:11Z The loss of Arctic sea ice is predicted to open up the Northwest Passage, shortening shipping routes and facilitating the exchange of marine organisms between the Atlantic and the Pacific oceans. Here, we present the first observations of distribution overlap of bowhead whales ( Balaena mysticetus ) from the two oceans in the Northwest Passage, demonstrating this route is already connecting whales from two populations that have been assumed to be separated by sea ice. Previous satellite tracking has demonstrated that bowhead whales from West Greenland and Alaska enter the ice-infested channels of the Canadian High Arctic during summer. In August 2010, two bowhead whales from West Greenland and Alaska entered the Northwest Passage from opposite directions and spent approximately 10 days in the same area, documenting overlap between the two populations. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Balaena mysticetus Greenland Northwest passage Sea ice Alaska The Royal Society Arctic Greenland Northwest Passage Pacific Biology Letters 8 2 270 273 |
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The loss of Arctic sea ice is predicted to open up the Northwest Passage, shortening shipping routes and facilitating the exchange of marine organisms between the Atlantic and the Pacific oceans. Here, we present the first observations of distribution overlap of bowhead whales ( Balaena mysticetus ) from the two oceans in the Northwest Passage, demonstrating this route is already connecting whales from two populations that have been assumed to be separated by sea ice. Previous satellite tracking has demonstrated that bowhead whales from West Greenland and Alaska enter the ice-infested channels of the Canadian High Arctic during summer. In August 2010, two bowhead whales from West Greenland and Alaska entered the Northwest Passage from opposite directions and spent approximately 10 days in the same area, documenting overlap between the two populations. |
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Heide-Jørgensen, Mads Peter Laidre, Kristin L. Quakenbush, Lori T. Citta, John J. |
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Heide-Jørgensen, Mads Peter Laidre, Kristin L. Quakenbush, Lori T. Citta, John J. The Northwest Passage opens for bowhead whales |
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The Northwest Passage opens for bowhead whales |
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The Northwest Passage opens for bowhead whales |
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