Ringed, Bearded, and Ribbon Seal Vocalizations North of Barrow, Alaska: Seasonal Presence and Relationship with Sea Ice

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Authors: Jones, Joshua M., Thayre, Bruce J., Roth, Ethan H., Mahoney, Michael, Sia, Ian, Merculief, Kayla, Jackson, Christine, Zeller, Clarissa, Clare, Mamie, Bacon, Austin, Weaver, Samantha, Gentes, Zoe, Small, Robert J., Stirling, Ian, Wiggins, Sean M., Hildebrand, John A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 2014
• Subjects: ringed seal; bearded seal; ribbon seal; Arctic phocid; call repertoire; seasonality; vocalization; sea ice; phoque annelé; phoque barbu; phoque à bandes; phocidé de l’Arctique; répertoire des cris; saisonnalité; vocalisation; glace de mer; Arctic; Barbu; Chukchi Sea; Phoques; Barrow; Chukchi; Mer des Tchouktches; Phoque barbu; Sea ice; Tchouktche*; Alaska; Cris
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/67433

The acoustic repertoires of ringed, bearded, and ribbon seals are described, along with their seasonal occurrence and relationship to sea ice concentration. Acoustic recordings were made between September and June over three years (2006 – 09) along the continental slope break in the Chukchi Sea, 120...