Composition, biomass and energetic content of biota in the vicinity of feeding bowhead whales (Balaena mysticetus) in the Cape Bathurst upwelling region (south eastern Beaufort Sea)

Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers

Volumn 69, Issue , 2012, Pages 25-35

  Walkusz, Wojciech ^a,b   Williams, William J ^c   Harwood, Lois A ^d   Moore, Sue E ^e   Stewart, Barbara E ^f   Kwasniewski, Slawomir ^b  

^a FRESHWATER INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (Poland)

^c INSTITUTE OF OCEAN SCIENCES   (Canada)

^d FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA   (Canada)

^e NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^f Sila Consultants   (Canada)

Author keywords

Balaena mysticetus; Beaufort Sea; Bowhead whale; Energetics; Feeding; Upwelling; Zooplankton

Indexed keywords

BALAENA MYSTICETUS; BEAUFORT SEA; BOWHEAD WHALE; ENERGETICS; UPWELLING; ZOOPLANKTON;

SURVEYS;

FEEDING;

AERIAL SURVEY; AGGREGATION BEHAVIOR; BIOENERGETICS; BIOMASS; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; CRUSTACEAN; FEEDING GROUND; FOOD AVAILABILITY; HYDROGRAPHY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; RESTING STAGE; UPWELLING; WHALE; ZOOPLANKTON;

ARCTIC OCEAN; BEAUFORT SEA; CANADA; CAPE BATHURST POLYNYA; NORTHWEST TERRITORIES; TUKTOYAKTUK PENINSULA;

BALAENA MYSTICETUS; BALAENIDAE; CALANOIDA; CALANUS HYPERBOREUS; COPEPODA;

EID: 84866291607     PISSN: 09670637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr.2012.05.016     Document Type: Article

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