Distribution, abundance, and feeding ecology of baleen whales in Icelandic waters: have recent environmental changes had an effect?

• Published in: Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
• Main Authors: Vikingsson, Gisli A, Pike, Daniel G, Valdimarsson, Héðinn, Schleimer, Anna, Gunnlaugsson, Thorvaldur, Silva, Teresa, Elvarsson, Bjarki Þ, Mikkelsen, Bjarni, Øien, Nils, Desportes, Geneviève, Bogason, Valur, Hammond, Philip Steven
• Other Authors: University of St Andrews.School of Biology, University of St Andrews.Sea Mammal Research Unit, University of St Andrews.Marine Alliance for Science & Technology Scotland, University of St Andrews.Scottish Oceans Institute, University of St Andrews.Centre for Research into Ecological & Environmental Modelling
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: Climate change; Finwhale; Common minke whale; Whale abundance; Feeding ecology; Humpback whale; Oceanic warming; Habitat modeling; QH301 Biology; NDAS; SDG 13 - Climate Action; SDG 14 - Life Below Water; QH301; Arctic; Irminger Sea; baleen whales; Blue whale; Fin whale; Humpback Whale; Iceland; minke whale; North Atlantic; North East Atlantic
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10023/6720; https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2015.00006

Date of Acceptance: 13/01/2015 The location of Iceland at the junction of submarine ridges in the North-East Atlantic where warm and cold water masses meet south of the Arctic Circle contributes to high productivity of the waters around the island. During the last two decades, substantial increases...