Walrus Movements in Smith Sound: A Canada–Greenland Shared Stock + Supplementary Appendix 1 (See Article Tools)

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Authors: Heide-Jørgensen, Mads Peter, Flora, Janne, Andersen, Astrid Oberborbeck, Stewart, Robert E.A., Nielsen, Nynne H., Hansen, Rikke G.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 2017
• Subjects: Canadian High Arctic; haulout; North Water polynya; Northwest Greenland; satellite tracking; seasonal migration; shared stock; Extrême-Arctique canadien; échouerie; polynie des eaux du Nord; nord-ouest du Groenland; repérage par satellite; migration saisonnière; stock partagé; Alexandra Fiord; Arctic; Buchanan Bay; Canada; Craig Harbour; Détroit de Smith; Ellesmere Island; Flagler Bay; Greenland; Jones Sound; Kane; Lancaster Sound; Morse; Penny Strait; Retour; Smith Sound; Talbot Inlet; Arctique*; Bassin Kane; Groenland; Kane Basin; Odobenus rosmarus; Sea ice; Smith sound; morse; walrus*
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/67699

Fifty of 58 walruses (Odobenus rosmarus rosmarus) instrumented with satellite-linked transmitters in four areas in eastern Smith Sound, Northwest Greenland, during May and June of 2010 – 13 and 2015 provided data for this study. These animals departed from the feeding banks along the Greenland coast...