Walrus Movements in Smith Sound: A Canada - Greenland Shared Stock
Fifty of 58 walruses (Odobenus rosmarus rosmarus) instrumented with satellite-linked transmitters in four areas in eastern Smith Sound, Northwest Greenland, during May and June of 2010 – 13 and 2015 provided data for this study. These animals departed from the feeding banks along the Greenland coast...
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ftcopenhagenunip:oai:pure.atira.dk:publications/034376fe-e992-488b-a000-003dd890137f 2023-12-03T10:09:06+01:00 Walrus Movements in Smith Sound: A Canada - Greenland Shared Stock Heide-Jorgensen, Mads Peter Flora, Janne Andersen, Astrid O. Stewart, Robert E. A. Nielsen, Nynne H. Hansen, Rikke G. 2017-09 https://curis.ku.dk/portal/da/publications/walrus-movements-in-smith-sound-a-canada--greenland-shared-stock(034376fe-e992-488b-a000-003dd890137f).html https://doi.org/10.14430/arctic4661 eng eng info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess Heide-Jorgensen , M P , Flora , J , Andersen , A O , Stewart , R E A , Nielsen , N H & Hansen , R G 2017 , ' Walrus Movements in Smith Sound: A Canada - Greenland Shared Stock ' , Arctic , vol. 70 , no. 3 , pp. 308-318 . https://doi.org/10.14430/arctic4661 Canadian High Arctic haulout North Water polynya Northwest Greenland satellite tracking seasonal migration shared stock article 2017 ftcopenhagenunip https://doi.org/10.14430/arctic4661 2023-11-09T00:03:04Z Fifty of 58 walruses (Odobenus rosmarus rosmarus) instrumented with satellite-linked transmitters in four areas in eastern Smith Sound, Northwest Greenland, during May and June of 2010 – 13 and 2015 provided data for this study. These animals departed from the feeding banks along the Greenland coast in June – July (average 14th June), simultaneously with the disappearance of sea ice from these areas. Most of them moved to Canadian waters in western Smith Sound. The most frequently used summering grounds were along the coasts of Ellesmere Island: on the eastern coast, the area around Alexandra Fiord, Buchanan Bay, and Flagler Bay (west of Kane Basin) and Talbot Inlet farther south, and on the southern coast, Craig Harbour. This distribution of tagged walruses is consistent with prior understanding of walrus movements in summer. In addition, however, nine tracks of these tagged animals entered western Jones Sound and four entered the Penny Strait-Lancaster Sound area, crossing two putative stock boundaries. Since these 13 tracks were made by 12 animals, one walrus entered both areas. It is possible that some of the tracked walruses used terrestrial haul-out sites in the largely ice-free areas of Jones Sound and Lancaster Sound for short periods during the summer, though this cannot be confirmed with certainty. The return migration from western Smith Sound to the wintering area in eastern Smith Sound takes place in October. The tracked walrus showed high affinity to coastal areas, while walruses moving between Greenland and Canada also used offshore areas in Smith Sound. This study demonstrates that the walrus population that winters along the northwestern coast of Greenland is shared more widely in Canada than previously thought and should be managed accordingly. Article in Journal/Newspaper Alexandra Fiord Arctic Arctic Buchanan Bay Craig Harbour Ellesmere Island Flagler Bay Greenland Kane Basin Lancaster Sound Odobenus rosmarus Sea ice Smith sound walrus* University of Copenhagen: Research Arctic Ellesmere Island Canada Greenland Lancaster Sound ENVELOPE(-83.999,-83.999,74.218,74.218) Kane ENVELOPE(-63.038,-63.038,-73.952,-73.952) Smith Sound ENVELOPE(-73.996,-73.996,78.419,78.419) Alexandra Fiord ENVELOPE(-75.797,-75.797,78.885,78.885) Jones Sound ENVELOPE(-86.000,-86.000,76.002,76.002) Penny Strait ENVELOPE(-97.002,-97.002,76.502,76.502) Buchanan Bay ENVELOPE(144.667,144.667,-67.083,-67.083) Craig Harbour ENVELOPE(-80.998,-80.998,76.209,76.209) Flagler Bay ENVELOPE(-76.997,-76.997,79.169,79.169) Talbot Inlet ENVELOPE(-77.664,-77.664,77.919,77.919) ARCTIC 70 3 308 |
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Canadian High Arctic haulout North Water polynya Northwest Greenland satellite tracking seasonal migration shared stock Heide-Jorgensen, Mads Peter Flora, Janne Andersen, Astrid O. Stewart, Robert E. A. Nielsen, Nynne H. Hansen, Rikke G. Walrus Movements in Smith Sound: A Canada - Greenland Shared Stock |
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Fifty of 58 walruses (Odobenus rosmarus rosmarus) instrumented with satellite-linked transmitters in four areas in eastern Smith Sound, Northwest Greenland, during May and June of 2010 – 13 and 2015 provided data for this study. These animals departed from the feeding banks along the Greenland coast in June – July (average 14th June), simultaneously with the disappearance of sea ice from these areas. Most of them moved to Canadian waters in western Smith Sound. The most frequently used summering grounds were along the coasts of Ellesmere Island: on the eastern coast, the area around Alexandra Fiord, Buchanan Bay, and Flagler Bay (west of Kane Basin) and Talbot Inlet farther south, and on the southern coast, Craig Harbour. This distribution of tagged walruses is consistent with prior understanding of walrus movements in summer. In addition, however, nine tracks of these tagged animals entered western Jones Sound and four entered the Penny Strait-Lancaster Sound area, crossing two putative stock boundaries. Since these 13 tracks were made by 12 animals, one walrus entered both areas. It is possible that some of the tracked walruses used terrestrial haul-out sites in the largely ice-free areas of Jones Sound and Lancaster Sound for short periods during the summer, though this cannot be confirmed with certainty. The return migration from western Smith Sound to the wintering area in eastern Smith Sound takes place in October. The tracked walrus showed high affinity to coastal areas, while walruses moving between Greenland and Canada also used offshore areas in Smith Sound. This study demonstrates that the walrus population that winters along the northwestern coast of Greenland is shared more widely in Canada than previously thought and should be managed accordingly. |
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Heide-Jorgensen, Mads Peter Flora, Janne Andersen, Astrid O. Stewart, Robert E. A. Nielsen, Nynne H. Hansen, Rikke G. |
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Heide-Jorgensen, Mads Peter Flora, Janne Andersen, Astrid O. Stewart, Robert E. A. Nielsen, Nynne H. Hansen, Rikke G. |
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Walrus Movements in Smith Sound: A Canada - Greenland Shared Stock |
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Walrus Movements in Smith Sound: A Canada - Greenland Shared Stock |
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Walrus Movements in Smith Sound: A Canada - Greenland Shared Stock |
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Walrus Movements in Smith Sound: A Canada - Greenland Shared Stock |
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Walrus Movements in Smith Sound: A Canada - Greenland Shared Stock |
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walrus movements in smith sound: a canada - greenland shared stock |
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https://curis.ku.dk/portal/da/publications/walrus-movements-in-smith-sound-a-canada--greenland-shared-stock(034376fe-e992-488b-a000-003dd890137f).html https://doi.org/10.14430/arctic4661 |
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ENVELOPE(-83.999,-83.999,74.218,74.218) ENVELOPE(-63.038,-63.038,-73.952,-73.952) ENVELOPE(-73.996,-73.996,78.419,78.419) ENVELOPE(-75.797,-75.797,78.885,78.885) ENVELOPE(-86.000,-86.000,76.002,76.002) ENVELOPE(-97.002,-97.002,76.502,76.502) ENVELOPE(144.667,144.667,-67.083,-67.083) ENVELOPE(-80.998,-80.998,76.209,76.209) ENVELOPE(-76.997,-76.997,79.169,79.169) ENVELOPE(-77.664,-77.664,77.919,77.919) |
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Arctic Ellesmere Island Canada Greenland Lancaster Sound Kane Smith Sound Alexandra Fiord Jones Sound Penny Strait Buchanan Bay Craig Harbour Flagler Bay Talbot Inlet |
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Arctic Ellesmere Island Canada Greenland Lancaster Sound Kane Smith Sound Alexandra Fiord Jones Sound Penny Strait Buchanan Bay Craig Harbour Flagler Bay Talbot Inlet |
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Alexandra Fiord Arctic Arctic Buchanan Bay Craig Harbour Ellesmere Island Flagler Bay Greenland Kane Basin Lancaster Sound Odobenus rosmarus Sea ice Smith sound walrus* |
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Alexandra Fiord Arctic Arctic Buchanan Bay Craig Harbour Ellesmere Island Flagler Bay Greenland Kane Basin Lancaster Sound Odobenus rosmarus Sea ice Smith sound walrus* |
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Heide-Jorgensen , M P , Flora , J , Andersen , A O , Stewart , R E A , Nielsen , N H & Hansen , R G 2017 , ' Walrus Movements in Smith Sound: A Canada - Greenland Shared Stock ' , Arctic , vol. 70 , no. 3 , pp. 308-318 . https://doi.org/10.14430/arctic4661 |
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