Spring diet of ringed seals (Phoca hispida)

• Main Authors: Kovacs, Kit M., Haug, Tore, Lydersen, Christian, Labansen, Aili L.
• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: Norwegian Polar Institute 2008
• Subjects: BIOTA; biology; EARTH SCIENCE; BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION; ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES; MAMMALS; CARNIVORES; SEALS/SEA LIONS/WALRUSES; BIOSPHERE; ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS; Arctic; Billefjorden; Forlandsundet; Jan Mayen; Recherchefjorden; Svalbard; Van Keulenfjorden; Wijdefjorden; Climate change; Kongsfjord*; Kongsfjorden; North Atlantic; Phoca hispida; Recherchefjord*; Wijdefjord*; Spitsbergen; walrus*
• Online Access: http://data.npolar.no/dataset/dce520a7-68c1-5f30-9d60-89c489b8b9f4

It is expected that climate change will impact ringed seals in thenear future through changes in the distribution and nature of seaice, as well as via changes in their prey base (Kelly, 2001; Loenget al., 2005). Therefore, accurate, current assessments of diet aretimely. This study investigated the...