Walrus areas of use in the Chukchi Sea during sparse sea ice cover

• Main Authors: Jay, Chadwick V, Fischbach, Anthony S, Kochnev, A.A.
• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: U.S. Geological Survey 2012
• Subjects: Pacific Walrus, behavior, satellite tracking, telemetry; Arctic; Chukchi Sea; Hanna Shoal; Pacific; Arctic Basin; Chukchi; Odobenus rosmarus; Sea ice; Alaska; walrus*
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.5066/f7c24tc3; https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/item/508ef7f0e4b0b59cf7f5a809

The Pacific walrus (Odobenus rosmarus divergens) feeds on benthic invertebrates on the continental shelf of the Chukchi and Bering seas and rests on sea ice between foraging trips. With climate warming, ice-free periods in the Chukchi Sea have increased and are projected to increase in frequency and...