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Open AccessWhole-ocean network design and implementation pathway for Arctic marine conservation
Forestalling the decline of global biodiversity requires urgent and transformative action at all levels of government and society, particularly in the Arctic Ocean and adjacent seas where rapid changes are alr...
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Open AccessThick-billed Murres in breeding pairs migrate and overwinter far apart but in similar photic environments
Scheduling between mates in species with long-term pair bonds can be essential for positive fitness. The annual cycle in photoperiod is the primary environmental cue used by many animals to synchronize behavio...
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Open AccessAcoustic monitoring reveals a diel rhythm of an arctic seabird colony (little auk, Alle alle)
The child-like question of why birds sing in the morning is difficult to answer, especially in polar regions. There, in summer animals live without the time constraints of daylight, and little is known about t...
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Influence of sea-ice-related features and anthropogenic subsidies on the foraging behaviour of a high-Arctic seabird, the ivory gull (Pagophila eburnea)
The Arctic region is currently experiencing major modifications in sea ice extent and phenology due to global climate and anthropogenic changes. As Arctic marine ecosystems rely greatly on the presence of sea ...
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Open AccessVulnerability of the North Water ecosystem to climate change
High Arctic ecosystems and Indigenous livelihoods are tightly linked and exposed to climate change, yet assessing their sensitivity requires a long-term perspective. Here, we assess the vulnerability of the No...
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Changes in blood biochemistry of incubating Baltic Common Eiders (Somateria mollisima)
In this study, we analyzed biochemical parameters and the body masses of 14 incubating Common Eiders (Somateria mollissima) breeding on Christiansø in the Baltic Sea from April to May 2015. The eiders were examin...
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Green sea urchins (Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis) as potential biomonitors of metal pollution near a former lead-zinc mine in West Greenland
In this study, metal accumulation in green sea urchins (Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis) was investigated near the former Black Angel lead-zinc mine in Maarmorilik, West Greenland. Sea urchins (n = 9–11; 31–59 ...
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Open AccessIntroducing the North Water: Histories of exploration, ice dynamics, living resources, and human settlement in the Thule Region
The North Water is a recurrent polynya in the High Arctic situated between Northwest Greenland and Ellesmere Island of Canada. The North Water makes a dynamic space, where various processes may enhance or obst...
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Open AccessOn the crucial importance of a small bird: The ecosystem services of the little auk (Alle alle) population in Northwest Greenland in a long-term perspective
The little auk is the most numerous seabird in the North Atlantic and its most important breeding area is the eastern shores of the North Water polynya. Here, a population of an estimated 33 million pairs bree...
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Open AccessPresent and past dynamics of Inughuit resource spaces
Information from a collaborative GPS tracking project, Piniariarneq, involving 17 occupational hunters from Qaanaaq and Savissivik, Northwest Greenland, is used to explore the resource spaces of hunters in Avaner...
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Open AccessInteractions of climate, socio-economics, and global mercury pollution in the North Water
Despite the remoteness of the North Water, Northwest Greenland, the local Inughuit population is affected by global anthropogenic pollution and climate change. Using a cross-disciplinary approach combining Mer...
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Open AccessThe history of seabird colonies and the North Water ecosystem: Contributions from palaeoecological and archaeological evidence
The North Water (NOW) polynya is one of the most productive marine areas of the Arctic and an important breeding area for millions of seabirds. There is, however, little information on the dynamics of the poly...
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Open AccessLiving in an oasis: Rapid transformations, resilience, and resistance in the North Water Area societies and ecosystems
Based on lake sediment data, archaeological findings, and historical records, we describe rapid transformations, resilience and resistance in societies and ecosystems, and their interactions in the past in the...
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Deciphering the structure of the West Greenland marine food web using stable isotopes (δ13C, δ15N)
The Arctic is facing major environmental changes impacting marine biodiversity and ecosystem functioning. One way of assessing the responses of an ecosystem to these changes is to quantitatively study food web...
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Otolith Chemistry of Common Sculpins (Myoxocephalus scorpius) in a Mining Polluted Greenlandic Fiord (Black Angel Lead-Zinc Mine, West Greenland)
Sculpins are widely used as key species for monitoring heavy metal pollution near arctic mine sites. Typically, metal concentrations in liver and muscle tissue have been used as a proxy for metal exposure but ...
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Vertical and horizontal distribution of zooplankton and polar cod in southern Baffin Bay (66–71°N) in September 2009
Zooplankton are the link connecting primary producers to higher trophic levels, and knowing their distribution and community is important for predicting the distribution of predator species, like fish, seabird...
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Declining trends in the majority of Greenland’s thick-billed murre (Uria lomvia) colonies 1981–2011
Large population declines were reported for the thick-billed murre (Uria lomvia) in Greenland for the period 1930s–1980s, but no national status has been published for the past 20 years. Meanwhile, the murres ha...
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Inferring seabird activity budgets from leg-mounted time–depth recorders
Leg-mounted loggers are increasingly used in seabird activity studies, but few studies have validated the information obtained about bird behaviour with independent data. Using Brünnich’s Guillemot Uria lomvia as...
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Inter-breeding movements of little auks Alle alle reveal a key post-breeding staging area in the Greenland Sea
Seabirds are important components in marine ecosystems. However, knowledge of their ecology and spatial distribution during the non-breeding season is poor. More investigations during this critical period are ...
