Structure and function of the western Baffin Bay coastal and shelf ecosystem

• Published in: Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene
• Main Authors: Pedro, Sara, Lemire, Mélanie, Hoover, Carie, Saint-Béat, Blanche, Janjua, Muhammad, Herbig, Jennifer, Geoffroy, Maxime, Yunda-Guarin, Gustavo, Moisan, Marie-Ange, Boissinot, Justin, Tremblay, Jean-Éric, Little, Matthew, Chan, Laurie, Babin, Marcel, Kenny, Tiff-Annie, Maps, Frédéric
• Other Authors: Takuvik International Research Laboratory, Université Laval Québec (ULaval)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: HAL CCSD 2023
• Subjects: [SDE]Environmental Sciences; Arctic; Baffin Bay; Canada; Qikiqtarjuaq; Arctic cod; Baffin; Boreogadus saida; Climate change; inuit; Odobenus rosmarus; Salvelinus alpinus; walrus*
• Online Access: https://cnrs.hal.science/hal-04295700; https://doi.org/10.1525/elementa.2022.00015

Arctic marine species, from benthos to fish and mammals, are essential for food security and sovereignty of Inuit people. Inuit food security is dependent on the availability, accessibility, quality, and sustainability of country food resources. However, climate change effects are threatening Inuit...