Co-distribution of seabirds and their polar cod prey near the ice edge in southern Baffin Bay

• Main Authors: LeBlanc, Mathieu, Gauthier, S, Mosbech, Anders, Fortier, Louis
• Format: Conference Object
• Language: English
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: Arctic; Baffin Bay; Fulmar; Baffin; Black-legged Kittiwake; Boreogadus saida; Fulmarus glacialis; Glaucous Gull; Larus hyperboreus; Northern Fulmar; polar cod; rissa tridactyla; Sea ice; thick-billed murre; Uria lomvia; uria
• Online Access: https://pure.au.dk/portal/da/publications/codistribution-of-seabirds-and-their-polar-cod-prey-near-the-ice-edge-in-southern-baffin-bay(4eb39850-42af-4e7b-acb2-ba6cbf51bbef).html

Polar cod (Boreogadus saida) is the main prey of several arctic predators including many seabird species. Ice edges are known as important feeding locations for seabirds. How polar cod density affects arctic seabird distribution around offshore ice edges is still unclear. We tested the hypothesis th...