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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Published in:ARCTIC
Main Authors: Heide-Jorgensen, Mads Peter, Flora, Janne, Andersen, Astrid O., Stewart, Robert E. A., Nielsen, Nynne H., Hansen, Rikke G.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2017
Subjects:
Canadian High Arctic
haulout
North Water polynya
Northwest Greenland
satellite tracking
seasonal migration
shared stock
Arctic
Ellesmere Island
Canada
Greenland
Lancaster Sound
Kane
Smith Sound
Alexandra Fiord
Jones Sound
Penny Strait
Buchanan Bay
Craig Harbour
Flagler Bay
Talbot Inlet
Kane Basin
Odobenus rosmarus
Sea ice
Smith sound
walrus*
Online Access: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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