BACKGROUND Comparing patterns of terrestrial and marine defaunation helps to place
human impacts on marine fauna in context and to navigate toward recovery. Defaunation …

We review seven Arctic and four subarctic marine mammal species, their habitat
requirements, and evidence for biological and demographic responses to climate change …

Detailed mass balance food web models were constructed to compare ecosystem
characteristics for three Alaska regions: the eastern Bering Sea (EBS), the Gulf of Alaska …

At least five stocks of beluga whales, Delphinapterus leucas, are found in Alaska waters:
Beaufort Sea, eastern Chukchi Sea, eastern Bering Sea, Bristol Bay, and Cook Inlet. The two …

Energetic tidal-stream environments are characterized by frequent, variable, yet broadly
predictable currents containing ephemeral flow structures that change across multiple spatio …

This study used 13 years of cetacean sighting data (2002–2014) from waters around the
Svalbard Archipelago to determine key habitats for year-round resident species as well as …

The monodontids--narwhals, Monodon monoceros, and belugas, Delphinapterus leucas--
are found in much of the Arctic and in some subarctic areas. They are hunted by indigenous …

A diverse range of marine wildlife species respond to dynamic environments and patchy
resources with variations in their distribution pattern. For many cetacean species, highly …

Abstract Knowledge about home ranges is essential for understanding the resources
required by a species, identifying critical habitats, and revealing the overlap with …

The annual return of beluga whales, Delphinapterus leucas, to traditional seasonal locations
across the Arctic may involve migratory culture, while the convergence of discrete …