Understanding climate change impacts on top predators is fundamental to marine
biodiversity conservation, due to their increasingly threatened populations and their …

Though climate change is widely known to negatively affect the distribution and abundance
of many species, few studies have focused on species that may benefit. Gentoo Penguin …

As environmental temperatures continue to rise and organisms experience novel and
potentially lethal conditions,,,–, the possibility of increased mass mortality events for animal …

Despite increasing concern about elevated extinction risk as global temperatures rise, it is
difficult to confirm causal links between climate change and extinction. By coupling 25 years …

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 …

Currently, the Galapagos sea lion (GSL, Zalophus wollebaeki) and Galapagos fur seal (GFS,
Arctocephalus galapagoensis) are among the most important endemic species for …

Despite global declines in the abundance of marine predators, knowledge of foraging
ecology, necessary to predict the ecological consequences of large changes in marine …

Historical data sets can be useful tools to aid in understanding the impacts of global change
on natural ecosystems. Resampling of historically sampled sites (“snapshot resampling”) …

Abstract Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) is becoming a key management approach
throughout the world. The process includes the mapping of how humans and wildlife use the …

Individual specialization, which describes whether populations are comprised of dietary
generalists or specialists, has profound ecological and evolutionary implications. However …