Sea surface temperature predicts the movements of an Arctic cetacean: the bowhead whale
The effects of climate change constitute a major concern in Arctic waters due to the rapid decline of sea ice, which may strongly alter the movements and habitat availability of Arctic marine mammals. We tracked 98 bowhead whales by satellite over an 11-year period (2001–2011) in Baffin Bay - West G...
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ftdtupubl:oai:pure.atira.dk:publications/c39bf848-25b6-4cd7-9626-9d56c88a4865 2024-09-15T17:51:03+00:00 Sea surface temperature predicts the movements of an Arctic cetacean: the bowhead whale Chambault, Philippine Albertsen, Christoffer Moesgaard Patterson, Toby A. Hansen, Rikke G. Tervo, Outi Laidre, Kristin L. Heide-Jørgensen, Mads Peter 2018 application/pdf https://orbit.dtu.dk/en/publications/c39bf848-25b6-4cd7-9626-9d56c88a4865 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-27966-1 https://backend.orbit.dtu.dk/ws/files/149767060/Publishers_version.pdf eng eng https://orbit.dtu.dk/en/publications/c39bf848-25b6-4cd7-9626-9d56c88a4865 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Chambault , P , Albertsen , C M , Patterson , T A , Hansen , R G , Tervo , O , Laidre , K L & Heide-Jørgensen , M P 2018 , ' Sea surface temperature predicts the movements of an Arctic cetacean: the bowhead whale ' , Scientific Reports , vol. 8 , no. 1 , 9658 . https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-27966-1 /dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/climate_action name=SDG 13 - Climate Action /dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/life_below_water name=SDG 14 - Life Below Water article 2018 ftdtupubl https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-27966-1 2024-08-13T00:03:05Z The effects of climate change constitute a major concern in Arctic waters due to the rapid decline of sea ice, which may strongly alter the movements and habitat availability of Arctic marine mammals. We tracked 98 bowhead whales by satellite over an 11-year period (2001–2011) in Baffin Bay - West Greenland to investigate the environmental drivers (specifically sea surface temperature and sea ice) involved in bowhead whale’s movements. Movement patterns differed according to season, with aggregations of whales found at higher latitudes during spring and summer likely in response to sea ice retreat and increasing sea temperature (SST) facilitated by the warm West Greenland Current. In contrast, the whales moved further south in response to sea temperature decrease during autumn and winter. Statistical models indicated that the whales targeted a narrow range of SSTs from −0.5 to 2 °C. Sea surface temperatures are predicted to undergo a marked increase in the Arctic, which could expose bowhead whales to both thermal stress and altered stratification and vertical transport of water masses. With such profound changes, bowhead whales may face extensive habitat loss. Our results highlight the need for closer investigation and monitoring in order to predict the extent of future distribution changes Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctic marine mammals Baffin Bay Baffin Bay Baffin bowhead whale Climate change Greenland Sea ice Technical University of Denmark: DTU Orbit Scientific Reports 8 1 |
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The effects of climate change constitute a major concern in Arctic waters due to the rapid decline of sea ice, which may strongly alter the movements and habitat availability of Arctic marine mammals. We tracked 98 bowhead whales by satellite over an 11-year period (2001–2011) in Baffin Bay - West Greenland to investigate the environmental drivers (specifically sea surface temperature and sea ice) involved in bowhead whale’s movements. Movement patterns differed according to season, with aggregations of whales found at higher latitudes during spring and summer likely in response to sea ice retreat and increasing sea temperature (SST) facilitated by the warm West Greenland Current. In contrast, the whales moved further south in response to sea temperature decrease during autumn and winter. Statistical models indicated that the whales targeted a narrow range of SSTs from −0.5 to 2 °C. Sea surface temperatures are predicted to undergo a marked increase in the Arctic, which could expose bowhead whales to both thermal stress and altered stratification and vertical transport of water masses. With such profound changes, bowhead whales may face extensive habitat loss. Our results highlight the need for closer investigation and monitoring in order to predict the extent of future distribution changes |
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Chambault, Philippine Albertsen, Christoffer Moesgaard Patterson, Toby A. Hansen, Rikke G. Tervo, Outi Laidre, Kristin L. Heide-Jørgensen, Mads Peter |
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Sea surface temperature predicts the movements of an Arctic cetacean: the bowhead whale |
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Sea surface temperature predicts the movements of an Arctic cetacean: the bowhead whale |
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Sea surface temperature predicts the movements of an Arctic cetacean: the bowhead whale |
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sea surface temperature predicts the movements of an arctic cetacean: the bowhead whale |
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Chambault , P , Albertsen , C M , Patterson , T A , Hansen , R G , Tervo , O , Laidre , K L & Heide-Jørgensen , M P 2018 , ' Sea surface temperature predicts the movements of an Arctic cetacean: the bowhead whale ' , Scientific Reports , vol. 8 , no. 1 , 9658 . https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-27966-1 |
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