Marine mammal hotspots in the Greenland and Barents Seas
Environmental change and increasing levels of human activity are threats to marine mammals in the Arctic. Identifying marine mammal hotspots and areas of high species richness are essential to help guide management and conservation efforts. Herein, space use based on biotelemetric tracking devices d...
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Ice-associated marine mammals Seasonal migrants Marginal ice zone Svalbard East Greenland Climate change Arctic Biotelemetry WHALES DELPHINAPTERUS-LEUCAS POTENTIAL IMPACTS HABITAT USE ERIGNATHUS-BARBATUS DIVING BEHAVIOR ICE CONDITIONS 1ST YEAR CONSERVATION TRACKING |
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Ice-associated marine mammals Seasonal migrants Marginal ice zone Svalbard East Greenland Climate change Arctic Biotelemetry WHALES DELPHINAPTERUS-LEUCAS POTENTIAL IMPACTS HABITAT USE ERIGNATHUS-BARBATUS DIVING BEHAVIOR ICE CONDITIONS 1ST YEAR CONSERVATION TRACKING Hamilton, Charmain D. Lydersen, Christian Aars, Jon Biuw, Martin Boltunov, Andrei N. Born, Erik W. Dietz, Rune Folkow, Lars P. Glazov, Dmitri M. Haug, Tore Heide-Jorgensen, Mads Peter Kettemer, Lisa E. Laidre, Kristin L. Oien, Nils Nordoy, Erling S. Rikardsen, Audun H. Rosing-Asvid, Aqqalu Semenova, Varvara Shpak, Olga Sveegaard, Signe Ugarte, Fernando Wiig, Oystein Kovacs, Kit M. Marine mammal hotspots in the Greenland and Barents Seas |
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Ice-associated marine mammals Seasonal migrants Marginal ice zone Svalbard East Greenland Climate change Arctic Biotelemetry WHALES DELPHINAPTERUS-LEUCAS POTENTIAL IMPACTS HABITAT USE ERIGNATHUS-BARBATUS DIVING BEHAVIOR ICE CONDITIONS 1ST YEAR CONSERVATION TRACKING |
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Environmental change and increasing levels of human activity are threats to marine mammals in the Arctic. Identifying marine mammal hotspots and areas of high species richness are essential to help guide management and conservation efforts. Herein, space use based on biotelemetric tracking devices deployed on 13 species (ringed seal Pusa hispida, bearded seal Erignathus barbatus, harbour seal Phoca vitulina, walrus Odobenus rosmarus, harp seal Pagophilus groenlandicus, hooded seal Cystophora cristata, polar bear Ursus maritimus, bowhead whale Balaena mysticetus, narwhal Monodon monoceros, white whale Delphinapterus leucas, blue whale Balaenoptera musculus, fin whale Balaenoptera physalus and humpback whale Megaptera novaeangliae; total = 585 individuals) in the Greenland and northern Barents Seas between 2005 and 2018 is reported. Getis-Ord G(1)* hotspots were calculated for each species as well as all species combined, and areas of high species richness were identified for summer/autumn (Jun-Dec), winter/spring (Jan- May) and the entire year. The marginal ice zone (MIZ) of the Greenland Sea and northern Barents Sea, the waters surrounding the Svalbard Archipelago and a few Northeast Greenland coastal sites were identified as key marine mammal hotspots and areas of high species richness in this region. Individual hotspots identified areas important for most of the tagged animals, such as common resting, nursing, moulting and foraging areas. Location hotspots identified areas heavily used by segments of the tagged populations, including denning areas for polar bears and foraging areas. The hotspots identified herein are also important habitats for seabirds and fishes, and thus conservation and management measures targeting these regions would benefit multiple groups of Arctic animals. |
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Hamilton, Charmain D. Lydersen, Christian Aars, Jon Biuw, Martin Boltunov, Andrei N. Born, Erik W. Dietz, Rune Folkow, Lars P. Glazov, Dmitri M. Haug, Tore Heide-Jorgensen, Mads Peter Kettemer, Lisa E. Laidre, Kristin L. Oien, Nils Nordoy, Erling S. Rikardsen, Audun H. Rosing-Asvid, Aqqalu Semenova, Varvara Shpak, Olga Sveegaard, Signe Ugarte, Fernando Wiig, Oystein Kovacs, Kit M. |
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Hamilton, Charmain D. Lydersen, Christian Aars, Jon Biuw, Martin Boltunov, Andrei N. Born, Erik W. Dietz, Rune Folkow, Lars P. Glazov, Dmitri M. Haug, Tore Heide-Jorgensen, Mads Peter Kettemer, Lisa E. Laidre, Kristin L. Oien, Nils Nordoy, Erling S. Rikardsen, Audun H. Rosing-Asvid, Aqqalu Semenova, Varvara Shpak, Olga Sveegaard, Signe Ugarte, Fernando Wiig, Oystein Kovacs, Kit M. |
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Marine mammal hotspots in the Greenland and Barents Seas |
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Marine mammal hotspots in the Greenland and Barents Seas |
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Marine mammal hotspots in the Greenland and Barents Seas |
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Marine mammal hotspots in the Greenland and Barents Seas |
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Marine mammal hotspots in the Greenland and Barents Seas |
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marine mammal hotspots in the greenland and barents seas |
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Arctic Balaena mysticetus Balaenoptera musculus Balaenoptera physalus Barents Sea bearded seal Blue whale bowhead whale Climate change Cystophora cristata Delphinapterus leucas East Greenland Erignathus barbatus Fin whale Greenland Greenland Sea harbour seal Harp Seal hooded seal Humpback Whale Megaptera novaeangliae Monodon monoceros narwhal* Odobenus rosmarus Pagophilus groenlandicus Phoca vitulina polar bear Pusa hispida ringed seal Svalbard Ursus maritimus White whale walrus* |
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Arctic Balaena mysticetus Balaenoptera musculus Balaenoptera physalus Barents Sea bearded seal Blue whale bowhead whale Climate change Cystophora cristata Delphinapterus leucas East Greenland Erignathus barbatus Fin whale Greenland Greenland Sea harbour seal Harp Seal hooded seal Humpback Whale Megaptera novaeangliae Monodon monoceros narwhal* Odobenus rosmarus Pagophilus groenlandicus Phoca vitulina polar bear Pusa hispida ringed seal Svalbard Ursus maritimus White whale walrus* |
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Hamilton , C D , Lydersen , C , Aars , J , Biuw , M , Boltunov , A N , Born , E W , Dietz , R , Folkow , L P , Glazov , D M , Haug , T , Heide-Jorgensen , M P , Kettemer , L E , Laidre , K L , Oien , N , Nordoy , E S , Rikardsen , A H , Rosing-Asvid , A , Semenova , V , Shpak , O , Sveegaard , S , Ugarte , F , Wiig , O & Kovacs , K M 2021 , ' Marine mammal hotspots in the Greenland and Barents Seas ' , Marine Ecology Progress Series , vol. 659 , pp. 3-28 . https://doi.org/10.3354/meps13584 |
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ftuniaarhuspubl:oai:pure.atira.dk:publications/09628361-07b3-4ff5-90b3-2da768807c86 2024-02-11T10:00:52+01:00 Marine mammal hotspots in the Greenland and Barents Seas Hamilton, Charmain D. Lydersen, Christian Aars, Jon Biuw, Martin Boltunov, Andrei N. Born, Erik W. Dietz, Rune Folkow, Lars P. Glazov, Dmitri M. Haug, Tore Heide-Jorgensen, Mads Peter Kettemer, Lisa E. Laidre, Kristin L. Oien, Nils Nordoy, Erling S. Rikardsen, Audun H. Rosing-Asvid, Aqqalu Semenova, Varvara Shpak, Olga Sveegaard, Signe Ugarte, Fernando Wiig, Oystein Kovacs, Kit M. 2021-02 application/pdf https://pure.au.dk/portal/en/publications/09628361-07b3-4ff5-90b3-2da768807c86 https://doi.org/10.3354/meps13584 https://pure.au.dk/ws/files/273781525/m659p003.pdf eng eng https://pure.au.dk/portal/en/publications/09628361-07b3-4ff5-90b3-2da768807c86 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Hamilton , C D , Lydersen , C , Aars , J , Biuw , M , Boltunov , A N , Born , E W , Dietz , R , Folkow , L P , Glazov , D M , Haug , T , Heide-Jorgensen , M P , Kettemer , L E , Laidre , K L , Oien , N , Nordoy , E S , Rikardsen , A H , Rosing-Asvid , A , Semenova , V , Shpak , O , Sveegaard , S , Ugarte , F , Wiig , O & Kovacs , K M 2021 , ' Marine mammal hotspots in the Greenland and Barents Seas ' , Marine Ecology Progress Series , vol. 659 , pp. 3-28 . https://doi.org/10.3354/meps13584 Ice-associated marine mammals Seasonal migrants Marginal ice zone Svalbard East Greenland Climate change Arctic Biotelemetry WHALES DELPHINAPTERUS-LEUCAS POTENTIAL IMPACTS HABITAT USE ERIGNATHUS-BARBATUS DIVING BEHAVIOR ICE CONDITIONS 1ST YEAR CONSERVATION TRACKING article 2021 ftuniaarhuspubl https://doi.org/10.3354/meps13584 2024-01-24T23:59:56Z Environmental change and increasing levels of human activity are threats to marine mammals in the Arctic. Identifying marine mammal hotspots and areas of high species richness are essential to help guide management and conservation efforts. Herein, space use based on biotelemetric tracking devices deployed on 13 species (ringed seal Pusa hispida, bearded seal Erignathus barbatus, harbour seal Phoca vitulina, walrus Odobenus rosmarus, harp seal Pagophilus groenlandicus, hooded seal Cystophora cristata, polar bear Ursus maritimus, bowhead whale Balaena mysticetus, narwhal Monodon monoceros, white whale Delphinapterus leucas, blue whale Balaenoptera musculus, fin whale Balaenoptera physalus and humpback whale Megaptera novaeangliae; total = 585 individuals) in the Greenland and northern Barents Seas between 2005 and 2018 is reported. Getis-Ord G(1)* hotspots were calculated for each species as well as all species combined, and areas of high species richness were identified for summer/autumn (Jun-Dec), winter/spring (Jan- May) and the entire year. The marginal ice zone (MIZ) of the Greenland Sea and northern Barents Sea, the waters surrounding the Svalbard Archipelago and a few Northeast Greenland coastal sites were identified as key marine mammal hotspots and areas of high species richness in this region. Individual hotspots identified areas important for most of the tagged animals, such as common resting, nursing, moulting and foraging areas. Location hotspots identified areas heavily used by segments of the tagged populations, including denning areas for polar bears and foraging areas. The hotspots identified herein are also important habitats for seabirds and fishes, and thus conservation and management measures targeting these regions would benefit multiple groups of Arctic animals. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Balaena mysticetus Balaenoptera musculus Balaenoptera physalus Barents Sea bearded seal Blue whale bowhead whale Climate change Cystophora cristata Delphinapterus leucas East Greenland Erignathus barbatus Fin whale Greenland Greenland Sea harbour seal Harp Seal hooded seal Humpback Whale Megaptera novaeangliae Monodon monoceros narwhal* Odobenus rosmarus Pagophilus groenlandicus Phoca vitulina polar bear Pusa hispida ringed seal Svalbard Ursus maritimus White whale walrus* Aarhus University: Research Arctic Barents Sea Greenland Svalbard Svalbard Archipelago Marine Ecology Progress Series 659 3 28 |