Distribution, abundance and feeding ecology of baleen whales in Icelandic waters: have recent environmental changes had an effect?

Distribution, abundance and feeding ecology of baleen whales in Icelandic waters: have recent environmental changes had an effect?

The location of Iceland at the junction of submarine ridges in the North-East Atlantic where warm and cold water masses meet south of the Arctic Circle contributes to high productivity of the waters around the island. During the last two decades, substantial increases in sea temperature and salinity...

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Main Authors: Gísli Arnór Víkingsson, Daniel G. Pike, Anna eSchleimer, Héðinn eValdimarsson, Thorvaldur eGunnlaugsson, Teresa eSilva, Bjarki Þór Elvarsson, Bjarni eMikkelsen, Nils eÖien, Genevieve eDesportes, Valur eBogason, Philip eHammond
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
Subjects:
Climate Change
Fin Whale
Humpback Whale
Habitat modelling
Common minke whale
whale abundance
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fevo.2015.00006/full

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