• Arctic seals as tracers of environmental and ecological change 

      De la Vega, C.; Mahaffey, C.; Tuerena, R.E.; Yurkowski, D.J.; Ferguson, S.H.; Stenson, G.B.; Nordøy, E.S.; Haug, Tore; Biuw, Martin; Smout, S.; Hopkins, J.; Tagliabue, A.; Jeffreys, R.M. (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-11-12)
      Knowledge of species trophic position (TP) is an essential component of ecosystem management. Determining TP from stable nitrogen isotopes (δ<sup>15</sup>N) in predators requires understanding how these tracers vary across environments and how they relate to predator isotope composition. We used two seal species as a model for determining TP across large spatial scales in the Arctic. δ<sup>15</sup>N ...
    • Distribution of rorquals and Atlantic cod in relation to their prey in the Norwegian high Arctic 

      Solvang, Hiroko K.; Haug, Tore; Knutsen, Tor; Gjøsæter, Harald; Bogstad, Bjarte; Hartvedt, Siri; Øien, Nils; Lindstrøm, Ulf (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-03-14)
      Recent warming in the Barents Sea has led to changes in the spatial distribution of both zooplankton and fish, with boreal communities expanding northwards. A similar northward expansion has been observed in several rorqual species that migrate into northern waters to take advantage of high summer productivity, hence feeding opportunities. Based on ecosystem surveys conducted during August–September ...
    • Harp seal body condition and trophic interactions with prey in Norwegian high Arctic waters in early autumn 

      Haug, Tore; Biuw, Martin; Gjøsæter, Harald; Knutsen, Tor; Lindstrøm, Ulf; MacKanzie, Kirsteen M.; Meier, Sonnich; Nilssen, Kjell Tormod (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-12-28)
      In September 2016, a marine ecosystem survey covered all trophic levels from phytoplankton to seals in the Arctic Ocean to the west and north of Svalbard. At the ice edge, 26 harp seals were sampled to assess whether recent environmental changes had affected their diets and body condition by comparing our current results with previous investigations conducted 2–3 decades ago in the northern Barents ...
    • Hooded seal Cystophora cristata foraging areas in the Northeast Atlantic Ocean—Investigated using three complementary methods 

      Vacquie-Garcia, Jade; Lydersen, Christian; Biuw, Martin; Haug, Tore; Fedak, Michael A.; Kovacs, Kit M. (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2017-12-06)
      Identifying environmental characteristics that define the ecological niche of a species is essential to understanding how changes in physical conditions might affect its distribution and other aspects of its ecology. The present study used satellite relay data loggers (SRDLs) to study habitat use by Northeast Atlantic hooded seals (N = 20; 9 adult females, 3 adult males, and 8 juveniles). Three ...
    • Ice-algal carbon supports harp and ringed seal diets in the European Arctic: evidence from fatty acid and stable isotope markers 

      Kunisch, Erin; Graeve, Martin; Gradinger, Rolf; Haug, Tore; Kovacs, Kit M.; Lydersen, Christian; Varpe, Øystein Heggernes; Bluhm, Bodil (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-09-30)
      Sea-ice declines in the European Arctic have led to substantial changes in marine food webs. To better understand the biological implications of these changes, we quantified the contributions of ice-associated and pelagic carbon sources to the diets of Arctic harp and ringed seals using compound-specific stable isotope ratios of fatty acids in specific primary producer biomarkers derived from sea-ice ...
    • Marine mammal consumption and fisheries removals in the Nordic and Barents Seas 

      Skern-Mauritzen, Mette; Lindstrøm, Ulf Ove; Biuw, Martin; Elvarsson, Bjarki; Gunnlaugsson, Thorvaldur; Haug, Tore; Kovacs, Kit M.; Lydersen, Christian; McBride, Margaret; Mikkelsen, Bjarni; Øien, Nils Inge; Víkingsson, Gísli (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-05-28)
      In this study, we assess prey consumption by the marine mammal community in the northeast Atlantic [including 21 taxa, across three regions: (I) the Icelandic shelf, Denmark Strait, and Iceland Sea (ICE); (II) the Greenland and Norwegian Seas (GN); and (III) the Barents Sea (BS)], and compare mammal requirements with removals by fisheries. To determine prey needs, estimates of energetic requirements ...
    • Marine mammal hotspots across the circumpolar Arctic 

      Hamilton, Charmain D.; Lydersen, Christian; Aars, Jon; Acquarone, Mario; Atwood, Todd; Baylis, Alastair; Biuw, Martin; Boltunov, Andrei N.; Born, Erik W.; Boveng, Peter; Brown, Tanya M.; Cameron, Michael; Citta, John; Crawford, Justin; Dietz, Rune; Elias, Jim; Ferguson, Steven H.; Fisk, Aaron; Folkow, Lars; Frost, Kathryn J.; Glazov, Dmitri M.; Granquist, Sandra M.; Gryba, Rowenna; Harwood, Lois; Haug, Tore; Heide-Jørgensen, Mads Peter; Hussey, Nigel E.; Kalinek, Jimmy; Laidre, Kristin L.; Litovka, Dennis I.; London, Josh M.; Loseto, Lisa L.; MacPhee, Shannon; Marcoux, Marianne; Matthews, Cory J. D.; Nilssen, Kjell Tormod; Nordøy, Erling Sverre; O’Corry-Crowe, Greg; Øien, Nils Inge; Olsen, Morten Tange; Quakenbush, Lori; Rosing-Asvid, Aqqalu; Semenova, Varvara; Shelden, Kim E. W.; Shpak, Olga V.; Stenson, Garry; Storrie, Luke; Sveegaard, Signe; Teilmann, Jonas; Ugarte, Fernando; Von Duyke, Andrew L.; Watt, Cortney; Wiig, Øystein; Wilson, Ryan R.; Yurkowski, David J.; Kovacs, Kit M. (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-05-11)
      Aim: Identify hotspots and areas of high species richness for Arctic marine mammals.<p><p> Location: Circumpolar Arctic. <p>Methods: A total of 2115 biologging devices were deployed on marine mammals from 13 species in the Arctic from 2005 to 2019. Getis-Ord Gi* hotspots were calculated based on the number of individuals in grid cells for each species and for phyloge-netic groups (nine pinnipeds, ...
    • Marine mammal hotspots in the Greenland and Barents Seas 

      Hamilton, Charmain Danielle; Lydersen, Christian; Aars, Jon; Biuw, Martin; Boltunov, Andrei; Born, Erik W.; Dietz, Rune; Folkow, Lars; Glazov, Dmitry M.; Haug, Tore; Heide-Jørgensen, Mads-Peter; Kettemer, Lisa Elena; Laidre, Kristin L.; Øien, Nils Inge; Nordøy, Erling Sverre; Rikardsen, Audun H.; Rosing-Asvid, Aqqalu; Semenova, Varvara; Shpak, Olga V.; Sveegaard, Signe; Ugarte, Fernando; Wiig, Øystein; Kovacs, Kit M. (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-02-04)
      Environmental change and increasing levels of human activity are threats to marine mam- mals in the Arctic. Identifying marine mammal hot - spots and areas of high species richness are essential to help guide management and conservation efforts. Herein, space use based on biotelemetric tracking devices deployed on 13 species (ringed seal <i>Pusa hispida</i>, bearded seal <i>Erignathus ...
    • Niches of marine mammals in the European Arctic 

      MacKenzie, Kirsteen M.; Lydersen, Christian; Haug, Tore; Routti, Heli Anna Irmeli; Aars, Jon; Andvik, Clare Margaret; Borgå, Katrine; Fisk, A.T.; Meier, Sonnich; Biuw, Martin; Lowther, Andrew; Lindstrøm, Ulf Ove; Kovacs, Kit M. (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-02-11)
      The Arctic is warming rapidly, with concomitant sea ice losses and ecosystem changes. The animals most vulnerable to Arctic food web changes are long-lived and slow-growing such as marine mammals, which may not be able to adapt rapidly enough to respond to changes in their resource bases. To determine the current extent and sources of these resource bases, we examined isotopic and trophic niches ...
    • Report From Surveys To Assess Harp And Hooded Seal Pup Production In The Greenland Sea Pack-Ice In 2022 

      Biuw, Martin; Nilssen, Kjell Tormod; Kristiansen, Martin; Lindblom, Lotta; Poltermann, Michael Tino; Haug, Tore; Johansson, Malin (Research report; Forskningsrapport, 2022-06-07)
      Cruise no.: 2022703 : The 2022 survey of harp and hooded seal pup production in the Greenland Sea was carried out to obtain updated estimates to be used to assess current status of these two seal stocks. Since a similar survey in 2018 indicated a 40% reduction in harp seal pup production since the 2012 survey, and the continued lack of increase in pup production of the severely depleted hooded ...
    • Still Arctic? — The changing Barents Sea 

      Gerland, Sebastian; Ingvaldsen, Randi Brunvær; Reigstad, Marit; Sundfjord, Arild; Bogstad, Bjarte; Chierici, Melissa; Hop, Haakon; Renaud, Paul Eric; Smedsrud, Lars Henrik; Stige, Leif Christian; Årthun, Marius; Berge, Jørgen; Bluhm, Bodil Annikki Ulla Barbro; Borgå, Katrine; Bratbak, Gunnar; Divine, Dmitry V; Eldevik, Tor; Eriksen, Elena; Fer, Ilker; Fransson, Agneta; Gradinger, Rolf Rudolf; Granskog, Mats A.; Haug, Tore; Husum, Katrine; Johnsen, Geir; Jonassen, Marius Opsanger; Jørgensen, Lis Lindal; Kristiansen, Svein; Larsen, Aud; Lien, Vidar Surén; Lind, Sigrid; Lindstrøm, Ulf Ove; Mauritzen, Cecilie; Melsom, Arne; Mernild, Sebastian H.; Müller, Malte; Nilsen, Frank; Primicerio, Raul; Søreide, Janne; van der Meeren, Gro Ingleid; Wassmann, Paul (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-11-13)
      The Barents Sea is one of the Polar regions where current climate and ecosystem change is most pronounced. Here we review the current state of knowledge of the physical, chemical and biological systems in the Barents Sea. Physical conditions in this area are characterized by large seasonal contrasts between partial sea-ice cover in winter and spring versus predominantly open water in summer and ...
    • Strong and lasting impacts of past global warming on baleen whales and their prey 

      Cabrera, Andrea A.; Schall, Elena; Berube, Martine; Anderwald, Pia; Berrow, Simon; Best, Peter B.; Cunha, Haydée A.; Dalla Rosa, Luciano; Dias, Carolina P.; Findlay, Kenneth P.; Haug, Tore; Heide-Jørgensen, Mads-Peter; Hoelzel, A. Rus; Kovacs, Kit M.; Landry, Scott; Larsen, Finn; Moreira Lopes, Xenia; Lydersen, Christian; Mattila, David K.; Oosting, Tom; Pace III, Richard M.; Papetti, Chiara; Paspati, Angeliki; Pastene, Luis A.; Prieto, Rui; Ramp, Christian; Robbins, Jooke; Sears, Richard; Secchi, Eduardo; Silva, Monica A.; Simon, Malene; Vikingsson, Gísli A.; Wiig, Øystein; Palsbøll, Per J.; Øien, Nils; Bachmann, Lutz; Clapham, Phillip J. (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-02-02)
      Global warming is affecting the population dynamics and trophic interactions across a wide range of ecosystems and habitats. Translating these real-time effects into their long-term consequences remains a challenge. The rapid and extreme warming period that occurred after the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) during the Pleistocene–Holocene transition (7–12 thousand years ago) provides an opportunity ...