Behavioral Ecology of Narwhals in a Changing Arctic

Our primary goals are to understand baseline narwhal (Monodon monoceros) behavioral ecology in the pack ice of Baffin Bay. We will collect data on the species acoustic, movement, and diving ecology in the offshore pack ice of Baffin Bay over a 4 year long research program with three ecological focus...

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Main Authors: Laidre, Kristin L, Stern, Harry, Heide-Jorgensen, Mads P, Rasmussen, Marianne, Jensen, Mikkel V
Other Authors: WASHINGTON UNIV SEATTLE POLAR SCIENCE CENTER
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 2012
Subjects:
Ecology
Biological Oceanography
*BEHAVIOR
*ECOLOGY
*WHALES
ACOUSTIC COMMUNICATIONS
ARCTIC OCEAN
BAFFIN BAY
DATA ACQUISITION
DIVING
FEEDING
HABITATS
OFFSHORE
PACK ICE
SEA ICE
NARWHALS
Arctic
Arctic Ocean
Baffin Bay
Greenland
Baffin
Monodon monoceros
narwhal*
Sea ice
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA573549
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA573549
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Summary:Our primary goals are to understand baseline narwhal (Monodon monoceros) behavioral ecology in the pack ice of Baffin Bay. We will collect data on the species acoustic, movement, and diving ecology in the offshore pack ice of Baffin Bay over a 4 year long research program with three ecological focus areas (acoustic ecology, sea ice ecology, and foraging ecology). Our longitudinal and cross-population analyses will use a suite of ecological modeling approaches over a 2 decade period that encompass a period of sea ice decline and increased anthropogenic activities in West Greenland (1993-present). The original document contains color images.

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