Abundance and species diversity hotspots of tracked marine predators across the North American Arctic
Abstract Aim Climate change is altering marine ecosystems worldwide and is most pronounced in the Arctic. Economic development is increasing leading to more disturbances and pressures on Arctic wildlife. Identifying areas that support higher levels of predator abundance and biodiversity is important...
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crwiley:10.1111/ddi.12860 2024-09-15T17:38:54+00:00 Abundance and species diversity hotspots of tracked marine predators across the North American Arctic Yurkowski, David J. Auger‐Méthé, Marie Mallory, Mark L. Wong, Sarah N. P. Gilchrist, Grant Derocher, Andrew E. Richardson, Evan Lunn, Nicholas J. Hussey, Nigel E. Marcoux, Marianne Togunov, Ron R. Fisk, Aaron T. Harwood, Lois A. Dietz, Rune Rosing‐Asvid, Aqqalu Born, Erik W. Mosbech, Anders Fort, Jérôme Grémillet, David Loseto, Lisa Richard, Pierre R. Iacozza, John Jean‐Gagnon, Frankie Brown, Tanya M. Westdal, Kristin H. Orr, Jack LeBlanc, Bernard Hedges, Kevin J. Treble, Margaret A. Kessel, Steven T. Blanchfield, Paul J. Davis, Shanti Maftei, Mark Spencer, Nora McFarlane‐Tranquilla, Laura Montevecchi, William A. Bartzen, Blake Dickson, Lynne Anderson, Christine Ferguson, Steven H. Beger, Maria Institut Polaire Français Paul Emile Victor Fisheries Joint Management Committee Fisheries and Oceans Canada W. Garfield Weston Foundation Aarhus Universitet Pew Charitable Trusts Quark Expeditions Environment and Climate Change Canada ArcticNet University of Alberta World Wildlife Fund Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada Pinngortitaleriffik 2018 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ddi.12860 https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fddi.12860 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/ddi.12860 en eng Wiley http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor Diversity and Distributions volume 25, issue 3, page 328-345 ISSN 1366-9516 1472-4642 journal-article 2018 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1111/ddi.12860 2024-09-03T04:25:05Z Abstract Aim Climate change is altering marine ecosystems worldwide and is most pronounced in the Arctic. Economic development is increasing leading to more disturbances and pressures on Arctic wildlife. Identifying areas that support higher levels of predator abundance and biodiversity is important for the implementation of targeted conservation measures across the Arctic. Location Primarily Canadian Arctic marine waters but also parts of the United States, Greenland and Russia. Methods We compiled the largest data set of existing telemetry data for marine predators in the North American Arctic consisting of 1,283 individuals from 21 species. Data were arranged into four species groups: (a) cetaceans and pinnipeds, (b) polar bears Ursus maritimus (c) seabirds, and (d) fishes to address the following objectives: (a) to identify abundance hotspots for each species group in the summer–autumn and winter–spring; (b) to identify species diversity hotspots across all species groups and extent of overlap with exclusive economic zones; and (c) to perform a gap analysis that assesses amount of overlap between species diversity hotspots with existing protected areas. Results Abundance and species diversity hotpots during summer–autumn and winter–spring were identified in Baffin Bay, Davis Strait, Hudson Bay, Hudson Strait, Amundsen Gulf, and the Beaufort, Chukchi and Bering seas both within and across species groups. Abundance and species diversity hotpots occurred within the continental slope in summer–autumn and offshore in areas of moving pack ice in winter–spring. Gap analysis revealed that the current level of conservation protection that overlaps species diversity hotspots is low covering only 5% (77,498 km 2 ) in summer–autumn and 7% (83,202 km 2 ) in winter–spring. Main conclusions We identified several areas of potential importance for Arctic marine predators that could provide policymakers with a starting point for conservation measures given the multitude of threats facing the Arctic. These results are relevant ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Amundsen Gulf Baffin Bay Baffin Bay Baffin Chukchi Climate change Davis Strait Greenland Hudson Bay Hudson Strait Ursus maritimus Wiley Online Library Diversity and Distributions 25 3 328 345 |
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Abstract Aim Climate change is altering marine ecosystems worldwide and is most pronounced in the Arctic. Economic development is increasing leading to more disturbances and pressures on Arctic wildlife. Identifying areas that support higher levels of predator abundance and biodiversity is important for the implementation of targeted conservation measures across the Arctic. Location Primarily Canadian Arctic marine waters but also parts of the United States, Greenland and Russia. Methods We compiled the largest data set of existing telemetry data for marine predators in the North American Arctic consisting of 1,283 individuals from 21 species. Data were arranged into four species groups: (a) cetaceans and pinnipeds, (b) polar bears Ursus maritimus (c) seabirds, and (d) fishes to address the following objectives: (a) to identify abundance hotspots for each species group in the summer–autumn and winter–spring; (b) to identify species diversity hotspots across all species groups and extent of overlap with exclusive economic zones; and (c) to perform a gap analysis that assesses amount of overlap between species diversity hotspots with existing protected areas. Results Abundance and species diversity hotpots during summer–autumn and winter–spring were identified in Baffin Bay, Davis Strait, Hudson Bay, Hudson Strait, Amundsen Gulf, and the Beaufort, Chukchi and Bering seas both within and across species groups. Abundance and species diversity hotpots occurred within the continental slope in summer–autumn and offshore in areas of moving pack ice in winter–spring. Gap analysis revealed that the current level of conservation protection that overlaps species diversity hotspots is low covering only 5% (77,498 km 2 ) in summer–autumn and 7% (83,202 km 2 ) in winter–spring. Main conclusions We identified several areas of potential importance for Arctic marine predators that could provide policymakers with a starting point for conservation measures given the multitude of threats facing the Arctic. These results are relevant ... |
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Beger, Maria Institut Polaire Français Paul Emile Victor Fisheries Joint Management Committee Fisheries and Oceans Canada W. Garfield Weston Foundation Aarhus Universitet Pew Charitable Trusts Quark Expeditions Environment and Climate Change Canada ArcticNet University of Alberta World Wildlife Fund Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada Pinngortitaleriffik |
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Yurkowski, David J. Auger‐Méthé, Marie Mallory, Mark L. Wong, Sarah N. P. Gilchrist, Grant Derocher, Andrew E. Richardson, Evan Lunn, Nicholas J. Hussey, Nigel E. Marcoux, Marianne Togunov, Ron R. Fisk, Aaron T. Harwood, Lois A. Dietz, Rune Rosing‐Asvid, Aqqalu Born, Erik W. Mosbech, Anders Fort, Jérôme Grémillet, David Loseto, Lisa Richard, Pierre R. Iacozza, John Jean‐Gagnon, Frankie Brown, Tanya M. Westdal, Kristin H. Orr, Jack LeBlanc, Bernard Hedges, Kevin J. Treble, Margaret A. Kessel, Steven T. Blanchfield, Paul J. Davis, Shanti Maftei, Mark Spencer, Nora McFarlane‐Tranquilla, Laura Montevecchi, William A. Bartzen, Blake Dickson, Lynne Anderson, Christine Ferguson, Steven H. |
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Yurkowski, David J. Auger‐Méthé, Marie Mallory, Mark L. Wong, Sarah N. P. Gilchrist, Grant Derocher, Andrew E. Richardson, Evan Lunn, Nicholas J. Hussey, Nigel E. Marcoux, Marianne Togunov, Ron R. Fisk, Aaron T. Harwood, Lois A. Dietz, Rune Rosing‐Asvid, Aqqalu Born, Erik W. Mosbech, Anders Fort, Jérôme Grémillet, David Loseto, Lisa Richard, Pierre R. Iacozza, John Jean‐Gagnon, Frankie Brown, Tanya M. Westdal, Kristin H. Orr, Jack LeBlanc, Bernard Hedges, Kevin J. Treble, Margaret A. Kessel, Steven T. Blanchfield, Paul J. Davis, Shanti Maftei, Mark Spencer, Nora McFarlane‐Tranquilla, Laura Montevecchi, William A. Bartzen, Blake Dickson, Lynne Anderson, Christine Ferguson, Steven H. Abundance and species diversity hotspots of tracked marine predators across the North American Arctic |
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Yurkowski, David J. Auger‐Méthé, Marie Mallory, Mark L. Wong, Sarah N. P. Gilchrist, Grant Derocher, Andrew E. Richardson, Evan Lunn, Nicholas J. Hussey, Nigel E. Marcoux, Marianne Togunov, Ron R. Fisk, Aaron T. Harwood, Lois A. Dietz, Rune Rosing‐Asvid, Aqqalu Born, Erik W. Mosbech, Anders Fort, Jérôme Grémillet, David Loseto, Lisa Richard, Pierre R. Iacozza, John Jean‐Gagnon, Frankie Brown, Tanya M. Westdal, Kristin H. Orr, Jack LeBlanc, Bernard Hedges, Kevin J. Treble, Margaret A. Kessel, Steven T. Blanchfield, Paul J. Davis, Shanti Maftei, Mark Spencer, Nora McFarlane‐Tranquilla, Laura Montevecchi, William A. Bartzen, Blake Dickson, Lynne Anderson, Christine Ferguson, Steven H. |
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Abundance and species diversity hotspots of tracked marine predators across the North American Arctic |
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Abundance and species diversity hotspots of tracked marine predators across the North American Arctic |
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Abundance and species diversity hotspots of tracked marine predators across the North American Arctic |
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Abundance and species diversity hotspots of tracked marine predators across the North American Arctic |
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Abundance and species diversity hotspots of tracked marine predators across the North American Arctic |
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