The co-distribution of Arctic cod and its seabird predators across the marginal ice zone in Baffin Bay

• Published in: Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene
• Main Authors: Mathieu LeBlanc, Stéphane Gauthier, Svend Erik Garbus, Anders Mosbech, Louis Fortier
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: BioOne 2019
• Subjects: 'Boreogadus saida'; Arctic seabirds; Predator-prey interactions; Spatial distribution; Ontogenetic migration; Marginal ice zone; envir; geo; Arctic; Baffin Bay; Fulmar; Arctic cod; Baffin; Black-legged Kittiwake; Boreogadus saida; Fulmarus glacialis; Northern Fulmar; rissa tridactyla; thick-billed murre; Uria lomvia; ice covered areas; uria
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1525/elementa.339; https://doaj.org/article/4fed95f8f8a54255aea61436e69216aa

Arctic cod ('Boreogadus saida') is the dominant pelagic fish in Arctic seas and a staple food of many arctic predators including several seabird species. Marginal ice zones are known as important feeding locations for seabirds. The hypothesis that thick-billed murre ('Uria lomvia'...