Assessing seasonal changes in body condition for spotted (Phoca largha), ringed (Pusa hispida), and bearded (Erignathus barbatus) seals

• Main Author: Hartwick, Michelle
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: USF Scholarship: a digital repository @ Gleeson Library | Geschke Center 2020
• Subjects: body condition; blubber; Arctic seals; Biology; Arctic; Burton; Erignathus barbatus; Global warming; Pusa hispida; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://repository.usfca.edu/thes/1344; https://repository.usfca.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2451&context=thes

Anthropogenic global warming is causing unprecedented changes to occur within Arctic ecosystems. As sea ice continues to decline in both thickness and extent, ice-adapted species will be particularly affected. Specifically, Arctic seals are reliant on sea ice during critical life-history stages and...