Biomarkers in ringed seals reveal recent onset of borealization in the high- compared to the mid-latitude Canadian Arctic
Warming of the Arctic has resulted in environmental and ecological changes, termed borealization, leading to the northward shift of temperate species. Borealization has occurred across all trophic levels, altering the structure of the food web. The onset and rate of borealization likely varies with...
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ftunstandrewcris:oai:research-portal.st-andrews.ac.uk:publications/8534af23-b093-4eae-9174-0c3032369181 2024-06-23T07:48:25+00:00 Biomarkers in ringed seals reveal recent onset of borealization in the high- compared to the mid-latitude Canadian Arctic de la Vega, Camille Mahaffey, Claire Yurkowski, David J. Norman, Louisa Simpson, Elysia Smout, Sophie Ferguson, Steven H. Jeffreys, Rachel M. 2021-09-07 application/pdf https://research-portal.st-andrews.ac.uk/en/researchoutput/biomarkers-in-ringed-seals-reveal-recent-onset-of-borealization-in-the-high-compared-to-the-midlatitude-canadian-arctic(8534af23-b093-4eae-9174-0c3032369181).html https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.700687 https://research-repository.st-andrews.ac.uk/bitstream/10023/24073/1/de_la_Vega_2021_front_marine_sci_Biomarkers_ringed_seals_CC.pdf eng eng https://research-portal.st-andrews.ac.uk/en/researchoutput/biomarkers-in-ringed-seals-reveal-recent-onset-of-borealization-in-the-high-compared-to-the-midlatitude-canadian-arctic(8534af23-b093-4eae-9174-0c3032369181).html info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess de la Vega , C , Mahaffey , C , Yurkowski , D J , Norman , L , Simpson , E , Smout , S , Ferguson , S H & Jeffreys , R M 2021 , ' Biomarkers in ringed seals reveal recent onset of borealization in the high- compared to the mid-latitude Canadian Arctic ' , Frontiers in Marine Science , vol. 8 , 700687 . https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.700687 Trophic position Food web structure Borealization Canadian Arctic Ringed seals Stable isotopes Amino acids Latitudes article 2021 ftunstandrewcris https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.700687 2024-06-13T01:18:33Z Warming of the Arctic has resulted in environmental and ecological changes, termed borealization, leading to the northward shift of temperate species. Borealization has occurred across all trophic levels, altering the structure of the food web. The onset and rate of borealization likely varies with latitude, depending on local warming and advection of warmer water into the Arctic. In order to assess latitudinal trends in food web structure in the Arctic, we analyzed stable nitrogen isotopes of specific amino acids alongside bulk stable carbon isotopes in ringed seal muscle tissue from the Canadian Arctic Archipelago (high-Arctic) and Southern Baffin Bay (mid-Arctic) from 1990 to 2016. Our results indicate a shift in food web structure in the high-Arctic that has occurred more recently when compared with the mid-Arctic. Specifically, over the past 25 years, the trophic position of ringed seals from the mid-Arctic was largely constant, whereas the trophic position of ringed seals decreased in the high-Arctic, reaching similar values observed in the mid-Arctic in 2015-2016. This suggests a potential shortening of the food chain length in the high-Arctic, possibly driven by changes in zooplankton communities feeding complexity in association with sea ice decline. This study identifies a temporal offset in the timing of borealization in the Canadian Arctic, resulting in different response of food webs to ecological changes, depending on latitude. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctic Archipelago Arctic Baffin Bay Baffin Bay Baffin Canadian Arctic Archipelago ringed seal Sea ice Zooplankton University of St Andrews: Research Portal Arctic Baffin Bay Canadian Arctic Archipelago Frontiers in Marine Science 8 |
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Warming of the Arctic has resulted in environmental and ecological changes, termed borealization, leading to the northward shift of temperate species. Borealization has occurred across all trophic levels, altering the structure of the food web. The onset and rate of borealization likely varies with latitude, depending on local warming and advection of warmer water into the Arctic. In order to assess latitudinal trends in food web structure in the Arctic, we analyzed stable nitrogen isotopes of specific amino acids alongside bulk stable carbon isotopes in ringed seal muscle tissue from the Canadian Arctic Archipelago (high-Arctic) and Southern Baffin Bay (mid-Arctic) from 1990 to 2016. Our results indicate a shift in food web structure in the high-Arctic that has occurred more recently when compared with the mid-Arctic. Specifically, over the past 25 years, the trophic position of ringed seals from the mid-Arctic was largely constant, whereas the trophic position of ringed seals decreased in the high-Arctic, reaching similar values observed in the mid-Arctic in 2015-2016. This suggests a potential shortening of the food chain length in the high-Arctic, possibly driven by changes in zooplankton communities feeding complexity in association with sea ice decline. This study identifies a temporal offset in the timing of borealization in the Canadian Arctic, resulting in different response of food webs to ecological changes, depending on latitude. |
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de la Vega, Camille Mahaffey, Claire Yurkowski, David J. Norman, Louisa Simpson, Elysia Smout, Sophie Ferguson, Steven H. Jeffreys, Rachel M. |
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de la Vega, Camille Mahaffey, Claire Yurkowski, David J. Norman, Louisa Simpson, Elysia Smout, Sophie Ferguson, Steven H. Jeffreys, Rachel M. |
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Biomarkers in ringed seals reveal recent onset of borealization in the high- compared to the mid-latitude Canadian Arctic |
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Biomarkers in ringed seals reveal recent onset of borealization in the high- compared to the mid-latitude Canadian Arctic |
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Biomarkers in ringed seals reveal recent onset of borealization in the high- compared to the mid-latitude Canadian Arctic |
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Biomarkers in ringed seals reveal recent onset of borealization in the high- compared to the mid-latitude Canadian Arctic |
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Biomarkers in ringed seals reveal recent onset of borealization in the high- compared to the mid-latitude Canadian Arctic |
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biomarkers in ringed seals reveal recent onset of borealization in the high- compared to the mid-latitude canadian arctic |
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https://research-portal.st-andrews.ac.uk/en/researchoutput/biomarkers-in-ringed-seals-reveal-recent-onset-of-borealization-in-the-high-compared-to-the-midlatitude-canadian-arctic(8534af23-b093-4eae-9174-0c3032369181).html https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.700687 https://research-repository.st-andrews.ac.uk/bitstream/10023/24073/1/de_la_Vega_2021_front_marine_sci_Biomarkers_ringed_seals_CC.pdf |
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de la Vega , C , Mahaffey , C , Yurkowski , D J , Norman , L , Simpson , E , Smout , S , Ferguson , S H & Jeffreys , R M 2021 , ' Biomarkers in ringed seals reveal recent onset of borealization in the high- compared to the mid-latitude Canadian Arctic ' , Frontiers in Marine Science , vol. 8 , 700687 . https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.700687 |
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