Climate Change and Baleen Whale Trophic Cascades in Greenland

• Main Authors: Laidre, Kristin L., Heide-Jorgensen, Mads P.
• Other Authors: WASHINGTON UNIV SEATTLE POLAR SCIENCE CENTER
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2009
• Subjects: Ecology; Biological Oceanography; *FEEDING; *WHALES; ECOSYSTEMS; FOOD CHAINS; GREENLAND; PLANKTON; CLIMATE; TRACKING; CLIMATE CHANGE; BALEEN WHALES; *FORAGING; Greenland; baleen whale; baleen whales
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA531327; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA531327

The primary goal of this study is to examine and contrast the foraging strategies of two baleen whale species in West Greenland. We use a multidisciplinary approach by combining observations of movements, foraging ecology and phenology collected by satellite and archival telemetry with intensive and localized in situ sampling of ocean conditions and prey availability. These baseline trophic relationships are quantified using spatial and bioenergetic models.