Distribution of endemic cetaceans in relation to hydrocarbon development and commercial shipping in a warming Arctic

• Main Authors: Reeves, Randall R., Ewins, Peter J., Agbayani, Selina, Heide-Jørgensen, Mads Peter, Kovacs, Kit M., Lydersen, Christian, Suydam, Robert, Elliott, Wendy, Polet, Gert, van Dijk, Yvette, Blijleven, Rosanne
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Subjects: Arctic; Lanes; Balaena mysticetus; Beluga; Beluga*; bowhead whale; Climate change; Delphinapterus leucas; Monodon monoceros; narwhal*; Sea ice; White whale; ice covered areas
• Online Access: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0308597X13002303

The Arctic is one of the fastest-changing parts of the planet. Global climate change is already having major impacts on Arctic ecosystems. Increasing temperatures and reductions in sea ice are particular conservation concerns for ice-associated species, including three endemic cetaceans that have ev...