A shift in foraging behaviour of beluga whales Delphinapterus leucas from the threatened Cumberland Sound population may reflect a changing Arctic food web

• Published in: Endangered Species Research
• Main Authors: Watt, CA, Orr, J, Ferguson, SH
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Inter-Research 2016
• Subjects: Zoology; QL1-991; Botany; QK1-989; Arctic; Nunavut; Baffin Island; Canada; Greenland; Cumberland Sound; Arctic cod; Baffin; Beluga; Beluga*; Delphinapterus leucas; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3354/esr00768; https://doaj.org/article/99d74308f87b48599922a541a570363d

Cumberland Sound, an inlet on Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada, is undergoing changes in sea ice cover, which is affecting the marine food web. A small population of beluga whales Delphinapterus leucas inhabits Cumberland Sound year round and this population is currently listed as threatened. Relative...