Coupled changes between the H‐Print biomarker and δ15N indicates a variable sea ice carbon contribution to the diet of Cumberland Sound beluga whales
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DOI: 10.1002/lno.10520
Abstract: Sub-Arctic habitats are being exposed to increasingly long periods of open water as sea ice continues to decline in thickness and extent. Some hypothesize that this will result in a reduction, and maybe total loss… read more here.
Keywords: cumberland sound; sea ice; carbon; beluga ... See more keywords
Ventilation frequency in juvenile beluga sturgeon Huso huso L. exposed to clay turbidity
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2019.01.001
Abstract: Abstract A 2-factorial experiment was conducted to investigate the effect of clay turbidity on ventilation frequency (VF) in juvenile beluga sturgeon Huso huso. Ninety fish (initial mean weight 27.2 ± 0.1 g) were exposed to six levels of… read more here.
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Climate change complicates efforts to ensure survival and recovery of St. Lawrence Estuary beluga.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.113096
Abstract: Decades after a ban on hunting, and despite focused management interventions, the endangered St. Lawrence Estuary (SLE) beluga (Delphinapterus leucas) population has failed to recover. We applied a population viability analysis to simulate the responses… read more here.
Keywords: recovery; lawrence estuary; beluga; climate change ... See more keywords