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 innovative 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 ecolo...

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Main Authors: Laidre, Kristin L, Heide-Joergensen, Mads P, Rasmussen, Marianne, Stern, Harry, Jensen, Mikkel V
Other Authors: WASHINGTON UNIV SEATTLE POLAR SCIENCE CENTER
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 2011
Subjects:
Ecology
Biological Oceanography
*BAFFIN BAY
*ECOLOGY
*WHALES
BIOACOUSTICS
DIVING
FIELD TESTS
HABITATS
SEA ICE
TELEMETER SYSTEMS
ACOUSTIC ECOLOGY
SEA ICE ECOLOGY
FORAGING ECOLOGY
BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY
NARWHALS
PREDATION
PACK ICE
BIOENERGETIC MODELS
Arctic
Baffin Bay
Greenland
Nuuk
Baffin
Greenland Institute of Natural Resources
Monodon monoceros
narwhal*
Sea ice
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA599078
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA599078
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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 innovative 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). Prepared in collaboration with the Greenland Institute of Natural Resources, Nuuk, Greenland.

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