Sea Ice: A Critical Habitat for Polar Marine Mammals and Birds

Sea Ice: Second Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 395-423

  Tynan, Cynthia T ^a   Ainley, David G ^b   Stirling, Ian ^c  

^a Associated Scientists at Woods Hole Inc   (United States)

^b H T HARVEY AND ASSOCIATES   (United States)

^c ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Arctic Oscillation (AO) altering ocean circulation, ice drift and air temperatures in Arctic; Global climate change and implications for pagophilic species; Marine birds and mammals collectively as 'top trophics'; Open water areas, polynyas predictable or persistent open waters surrounded by ice; Polynyas and leads associated with rich pelagic and benthic communities populations of top trophics; Ross's and ivory gulls, adaptation to life in Arctic sea ice zone; Sea ice, critical habitat for polar marine mammals and birds; Species sensitivity analysis hooded seal, polar bear and narwhal, sensitive marine mammal species

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960700307     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781444317145.ch11     Document Type: Chapter

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