Abundance and species diversity hotspots of tracked marine predators across the North American Arctic

• Published in: Diversity and Distributions
• Main Authors: Yurkowski, David J., Auger-Méthé, Marie, Mallory, Mark L., Wong, Sarah N.P., Gilchrist, Grant, Derocher, Andrew E., Richardson, Evan, Lunn, Nicholas J., Hussey, Nigel E., Marcoux, Marianne, Togunov, Ron R., Fisk, Aaron T., Harwood, Lois A., Dietz, Rune, Rosing-Asvid, Aqqalu, Born, Erik W., Mosbech, Anders, Fort, Jérôme, Grémillet, David, Loseto, Lisa, Richard, Pierre R., Iacozza, John, Jean-Gagnon, Frankie, Brown, Tanya M., Westdal, Kristin H., Orr, Jack, LeBlanc, Bernard, Hedges, Kevin J., Treble, Margaret A., Kessel, Steven T., Blanchfield, Paul J., Davis, Shanti, Maftei, Mark, Spencer, Nora, McFarlane-Tranquilla, Laura, Montevecchi, William A., Bartzen, Blake, Dickson, Lynne, Anderson, Christine, Ferguson, Steven H.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: animal movement; biologging; climate change; conservation; fishes; marine mammals; protected areas; seabirds; CHANGING SEA-ICE; HABITAT SELECTION; SPATIAL-PATTERNS; CLIMATE-CHANGE; RINGED SEALS; BEAUFORT SEA; POLAR BEARS; BIRDS; MOVEMENTS; MAMMALS; Arctic; Baffin Bay; Greenland; Hudson; Hudson Bay; Hudson Strait; Amundsen Gulf; Baffin; Beaufort Sea; Chukchi; Climate change; Davis Strait; Sea ice; Ursus maritimus
• Online Access: https://pure.au.dk/portal/en/publications/3322178a-445d-4ead-b8c8-57a12bc04498; https://doi.org/10.1111/ddi.12860; http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85059128532&partnerID=8YFLogxK

Aim: Climate change is altering marine ecosystems worldwide and is most pronounced in the Arctic. Economic development is increasing leading to more disturbances and pressures on Arctic wildlife. Identifying areas that support higher levels of predator abundance and biodiversity is important for the...