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: 2012
• Subjects: Biological Oceanography; *WHALES; *ZOOPLANKTON; ALASKA; BEAUFORT SEA; CANYONS; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONTINENTAL SHELVES; CONTINENTAL SLOPES; SALINITY; SEA ICE; TEMPERATURE; UPWELLING; WIND; BOWHEAD WHALES; BELUGA WHALES; EUPHAUSIIDS; Lowry; Pacific; Barrow; Beaufort Sea; Beluga; Beluga*; bowhead whale; Episodic Upwelling of Zooplankton within a Bowhead Whale Feeding Area near Barrow, AK; Sea ice; Alaska
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA574605; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA574605

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...