Ecology of ringed seals (Phoca hispida) in western Hudson Bay, Canada

Recently, Hudson Bay experienced unidirectional trends in temperature, sea-ice extent, time of break-up, and length of the open-water season. Predicted impacts on population dynamics of ice-associated species include habitat loss and shift in prey availability. The ringed seal (Phoca hispida) depend...

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Main Author: Vincent-Chambellant, Magaly
Other Authors: Ferguson, Steven H. (Biological Sciences)
Language:en_US
Published: 2010
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1993/4159