Arctic marine mammals (AMMs) are icons of climate change, largely because of their close association with sea ice. However, neither a circumpolar assessment of AMM status nor a standardized metric of sea ice habitat change is available. We summarized available data on abundance and trend for each AMM species and recognized subpopulation. We also examined species diversity, the extent of human use, and temporal trends in sea ice habitat for 12 regions of the Arctic by calculating the dates of spring sea ice retreat and fall sea ice advance from satellite data (1979–2013).
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/arctic-marine-mammal-population-status-sea-ice-habitat-loss-and-conservation
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/kristin-l-laidre
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/harry-stern
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/kit-m-kovacs-et-al
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/conservation-biology
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/arctic
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/marine-life
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mammals
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-change
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-impacts
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/marine-ecosystems
