Episodic Upwelling of Zooplankton Within a Bowhead Whale Feeding Area near Barrow, AK

• Main Authors: Ashjian, Carin J., Campbell, Robert G., Okkonen, Stephen R., Stafford, Kathleen M.
• Other Authors: WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION MA DEPT OF BIOLOGY
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2009
• Subjects: Biology; Physical and Dynamic Oceanography; *ZOOPLANKTON; *WHALES; OCEANOGRAPHY; FEEDING; CLIMATE; UPWELLING; BOWHEAD WHALES; Lowry; Pacific; bowhead whale; Episodic Upwelling of Zooplankton within a Bowhead Whale Feeding Area near Barrow, AK; Sea ice
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA531654; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA531654

Our long term goals are to understand (1) the biological-physical oceanographic characteristics and mechanisms on the shelf near Barrow, AK that together produce a favorable feeding environment for the bowhead whale there and (2) the potential impact of climate change, particularly the ongoing reduc...