Three Centuries of Whaling and Walrus Hunting in Svalbard and its Impact on the Arctic Ecosystem
During the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries tens of thousands of Greenland right whales and thousands of Atlantic walruses were killed as a result of extensive whaling and walrus hunting in the waters of Svalbard. In this article whaling and walrus hunting and their impact on the environment is reconst...
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ftunigroningenpu:oai:pure.rug.nl:publications/975c2282-d88f-4b45-93cb-b01dd481fd0f 2024-06-02T07:59:41+00:00 Three Centuries of Whaling and Walrus Hunting in Svalbard and its Impact on the Arctic Ecosystem Hacquebord, L. 2001 https://hdl.handle.net/11370/975c2282-d88f-4b45-93cb-b01dd481fd0f https://research.rug.nl/en/publications/975c2282-d88f-4b45-93cb-b01dd481fd0f https://doi.org/10.3197/096734001129342441 eng eng https://research.rug.nl/en/publications/975c2282-d88f-4b45-93cb-b01dd481fd0f info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess Hacquebord , L 2001 , ' Three Centuries of Whaling and Walrus Hunting in Svalbard and its Impact on the Arctic Ecosystem ' , Environment and History , vol. 2 , pp. 169-185 . https://doi.org/10.3197/096734001129342441 article 2001 ftunigroningenpu https://doi.org/10.3197/096734001129342441 2024-05-07T17:46:31Z During the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries tens of thousands of Greenland right whales and thousands of Atlantic walruses were killed as a result of extensive whaling and walrus hunting in the waters of Svalbard. In this article whaling and walrus hunting and their impact on the environment is reconstructed. Annual catch records and shipping logs made it possible to calculate the original size of the populations and to reconstruct their original migration in the Greenland Sea. Their ultimate elimination made huge quantities of plankton and shellfish available for other marine mammals, polar cod and plankton-feeding birds. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctic Greenland Greenland Sea polar cod Svalbard walrus* University of Groningen research database Arctic Greenland Svalbard Environment and History 7 2 169 185 |
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During the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries tens of thousands of Greenland right whales and thousands of Atlantic walruses were killed as a result of extensive whaling and walrus hunting in the waters of Svalbard. In this article whaling and walrus hunting and their impact on the environment is reconstructed. Annual catch records and shipping logs made it possible to calculate the original size of the populations and to reconstruct their original migration in the Greenland Sea. Their ultimate elimination made huge quantities of plankton and shellfish available for other marine mammals, polar cod and plankton-feeding birds. |
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Three Centuries of Whaling and Walrus Hunting in Svalbard and its Impact on the Arctic Ecosystem |
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Three Centuries of Whaling and Walrus Hunting in Svalbard and its Impact on the Arctic Ecosystem |
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Three Centuries of Whaling and Walrus Hunting in Svalbard and its Impact on the Arctic Ecosystem |
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Three Centuries of Whaling and Walrus Hunting in Svalbard and its Impact on the Arctic Ecosystem |
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Three Centuries of Whaling and Walrus Hunting in Svalbard and its Impact on the Arctic Ecosystem |
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three centuries of whaling and walrus hunting in svalbard and its impact on the arctic ecosystem |
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Hacquebord , L 2001 , ' Three Centuries of Whaling and Walrus Hunting in Svalbard and its Impact on the Arctic Ecosystem ' , Environment and History , vol. 2 , pp. 169-185 . https://doi.org/10.3197/096734001129342441 |
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