Harbor Seals as Sentinels of Ice Dynamics in Tidewater Glacier Fjords

• Published in: Frontiers in Marine Science
• Main Authors: Jamie N. Womble, Perry J. Williams, Robert W. McNabb, Anupma Prakash, Rudiger Gens, Benjamin S. Sedinger, Cheyenne R. Acevedo
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021
• Subjects: fjord; habitat; harbor seal; ice; Phoca vitulina richardii; tidewater glacier; Science; Q; General. Including nature conservation; geographical distribution; QH1-199.5; Glacier Bay; Hopkins Inlet; glacier; glaciers; Phoca vitulina; Tidewater; Alaska
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.634541; https://doaj.org/article/645ec5d1b8f342af99559a39711005fc

Tidewater glaciers calve icebergs into the marine environment which serve as pupping, molting, and resting habitat for some of the largest seasonal aggregations of harbor seals (Phoca vitulina richardii) in the world. Although they are naturally dynamic, advancing and retreating in response to local...