Behavioral Ecology of Narwhals in a Changing Arctic

Our primary goal is 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 a...

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Main Authors: Laidre, Kristin L, Stern, Harry, Heide-Joergensen, Mads P, Rasmussen, Marianne, Jensen, Mikkel V
Other Authors: WASHINGTON UNIV SEATTLE POLAR SCIENCE CENTER
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 2014
Subjects:
Biology
Ecology
Biological Oceanography
Snow
Ice and Permafrost
*BEHAVIOR
*ECOLOGY
*PACK ICE
*WHALES
BAFFIN BAY
BIOACOUSTICS
DIVING
HABITATS
MODELS
ACOUSTIC ECOLOGY
FORAGING ECOLOGY
NARWHALS
PREDATION
SEA ICE ECOLOGY
Arctic
Baffin Bay
Greenland
Nuuk
Baffin
Greenland Institute of Natural Resources
Ice
Iceland
Monodon monoceros
narwhal*
permafrost
Sea ice
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA617898
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA617898
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Summary:Our primary goal is 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). Prepared in collaboration with the Greenland Institute of Natural Resources, Nuuk, and the Husav k Research Center, University of Iceland, Husav k.

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