Why is the North Water Polynya Region such an important breeding area for little auks?

• Main Authors: Møller, Eva Friis, Agersted, Mette Dalgaard, Johansen, Kasper Lambert, Riget, Frank Farsø, Mosbech, Anders
• Format: Conference Object
• Language: English
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: Baffin Bay; Greenland; Smith Sound; Baffin; greenlandic; little auk; North Atlantic; Smith sound
• Online Access: https://pure.au.dk/portal/da/publications/why-is-the-north-water-polynya-region-such-an-important-breeding-area-for-little-auks(5a6562d9-42a2-4d1f-9f72-72f336b43fb6).html; http://conferences.au.dk/fileadmin/conferences/2017/NOW/NOW_Conference_web_14nov_Final.pdf

The North Water Polynya Region in Smith Sound and the Northern Baffin Bay is a highly productive area with great importance to many seabirds and marine mammals. Among them are the little auk, the most abundant seabird in the North Atlantic. Approximately 33 million pairs, or > 80 % of the global...