Physiological consequences of Arctic sea ice loss on large marine carnivores: unique responses by polar bears and narwhals

Interrelated ecological impacts of climate change on an apex predator

(2020) Kristin L. Laidre et al.   ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS

Space-use strategy affects energy requirements in Barents Sea polar bears

(2020) MA Blanchet et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Influence of past climate change on phylogeography and demographic history of narwhals, Monodon monoceros

(2020) Marie Louis et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Fasting season length sets temporal limits for global polar bear persistence

(2020) Péter K. Molnár et al.   Nature Climate Change

Hunters versus hunted: New perspectives on the energetic costs of survival at the top of the food chain

(2020) Terrie M. Williams et al.   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

Arctic amplification is caused by sea-ice loss under increasing CO2

(2019) Aiguo Dai et al.   Nature Communications

The Role of the Tropically Excited Arctic Warming Mechanism on the Warm Arctic Cold Continent Surface Air Temperature Trend Pattern

(2019) Joseph P. Clark et al.   GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS

A new Monodontidae (Cetacea, Delphinoidea) from the lower Pliocene of Italy supports a warm-water origin for narwhals and white whales

(2019) Giovanni Bianucci et al.   JOURNAL OF VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY

The seasonal energetic landscape of an apex marine carnivore, the polar bear

(2019) Anthony M. Pagano et al.   ECOLOGY

Energetic costs of locomotion in bears: is plantigrade locomotion energetically economical?

(2018) Anthony M. Pagano et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Baffin Bay narwhal (Monodon monoceros) select bathymetry over sea ice during winter

(2018) Krista A. Kenyon et al.   POLAR BIOLOGY

High-energy, high-fat lifestyle challenges an Arctic apex predator, the polar bear

(2018) A. M. Pagano et al.   SCIENCE

Changing state of Arctic sea ice across all seasons

(2018) Julienne Stroeve et al.   Environmental Research Letters

Arctic sea ice thickness, volume, and multiyear ice coverage: losses and coupled variability (1958–2018)

(2018) R Kwok   Environmental Research Letters

Historical and potential future importance of large whales as food for polar bears

(2018) Kristin L Laidre et al.   FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT

High field metabolic rates of wild harbour porpoises

(2018) Laia Rojano-Doñate et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Energetic costs of aquatic locomotion in a subadult polar bear

(2018) Anthony M. Pagano et al.   MARINE MAMMAL SCIENCE

Increasing detections of killer whales (Orcinus orca ), in the Pacific Arctic

(2018) Kathleen M. Stafford   MARINE MAMMAL SCIENCE

Tracking arctic marine mammal resilience in an era of rapid ecosystem alteration

(2018) Sue E. Moore et al.   PLOS BIOLOGY

Increased Arctic sea ice drift alters adult female polar bear movements and energetics

(2017) George M. Durner et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Sea ice cycle in western Hudson Bay, Canada, from a polar bear perspective

(2017) L Castro de la Guardia et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Habitat degradation affects the summer activity of polar bears

(2017) Jasmine V. Ware et al.   OECOLOGIA

Modeling the metabolic costs of swimming in polar bears (Ursus maritimus)

(2017) Blaine D. Griffen   POLAR BIOLOGY

Sustained disruption of narwhal habitat use and behavior in the presence of Arctic killer whales

(2017) Greg A. Breed et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Paradoxical escape responses by narwhals (Monodon monoceros)

(2017) Terrie M. Williams et al.   SCIENCE

Sea ice cycle in western Hudson Bay, Canada, from a polar bear perspective

(2017) L Castro de la Guardia et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Megafaunal Impacts on Structure and Function of Ocean Ecosystems

(2016) James A. Estes et al.   Annual Review of Environment and Resources

Conservation status of polar bears (Ursus maritimus) in relation to projected sea-ice declines

(2016) Eric V. Regehr et al.   Biology Letters

Migratory response of polar bears to sea ice loss: to swim or not to swim

(2016) Nicholas W. Pilfold et al.   ECOGRAPHY

Demography of an apex predator at the edge of its range: impacts of changing sea ice on polar bears in Hudson Bay

(2016) Nicholas J. Lunn et al.   ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS

Regional variability of a projected sea ice-free Arctic during the summer months

(2016) F. Laliberté et al.   GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS

The influence of declining sea ice on shipping activity in the Canadian Arctic

(2016) Larissa Pizzolato et al.   GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS

Sea ice decline and 21st century trans-Arctic shipping routes

(2016) N. Melia et al.   GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS

Navigating under sea ice promotes rapid maturation of diving physiology and performance in beluga whales

(2016) Shawn R. Noren et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Adaptations to polar life in mammals and birds

(2016) Arnoldus Schytte Blix   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Comparative assessment of metrics for monitoring the body condition of polar bears in western Hudson Bay

(2016) L. Sciullo et al.   JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY

Mass Loss Rates of Fasting Polar Bears

(2016) Nicholas W. Pilfold et al.   PHYSIOLOGICAL AND BIOCHEMICAL ZOOLOGY

Recent changes in winter Arctic clouds and their relationships with sea ice and atmospheric conditions

(2016) Sang-Yoon Jun et al.   TELLUS SERIES A-DYNAMIC METEOROLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY

Rapid Environmental Change Drives Increased Land Use by an Arctic Marine Predator

(2016) Todd C. Atwood et al.   PLoS One

Can polar bears use terrestrial foods to offset lost ice-based hunting opportunities?

(2015) Karyn D Rode et al.   FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT

The Arctic is becoming warmer and wetter as revealed by the Atmospheric Infrared Sounder

(2015) L. N. Boisvert et al.   GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS

Locomotion and the Cost of Hunting in Large, Stealthy Marine Carnivores

(2015) Terrie M. Williams et al.   INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY

Polar bear–grizzly bear interactions during the autumn open-water period in Alaska

(2015) Susanne Miller et al.   JOURNAL OF MAMMALOGY

Arctic sea ice trends, variability and implications for seasonal ice forecasting

(2015) Mark C. Serreze et al.   PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY A-MATHEMATICAL PHYSICAL AND ENGINEERING SCIENCES

Summer declines in activity and body temperature offer polar bears limited energy savings

(2015) J. P. Whiteman et al.   SCIENCE

Comparative histology of muscle in free ranging cetaceans: shallow versus deep diving species

(2015) E. Sierra et al.   Scientific Reports

Biodiversity on the Rocks: Macrofauna Inhabiting Authigenic Carbonate at Costa Rica Methane Seeps

(2015) Lisa A. Levin et al.   PLoS One

A theory for polar amplification from a general circulation perspective

(2014) Sukyoung Lee   Asia-Pacific Journal of Atmospheric Sciences

Corrigendum to “Predicting survival, reproduction and abundance of polar bears under climate change” [Biol. Conserv. 143 (2010) 1612–1622]

(2014) Péter K. Molnár et al.   BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION

Population Genomics Reveal Recent Speciation and Rapid Evolutionary Adaptation in Polar Bears

(2014) Shiping Liu et al.   CELL

Changes in Arctic melt season and implications for sea ice loss

(2014) J. C. Stroeve et al.   GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS

Fatty acids and stable isotopes (δ13C and δ15N) reveal temporal changes in narwhal (Monodon monoceros) diet linked to migration patterns

(2014) Cortney A. Watt et al.   MARINE MAMMAL SCIENCE

Recent Arctic amplification and extreme mid-latitude weather

(2014) Judah Cohen et al.   Nature Geoscience

Longer ice-free seasons increase the risk of nest depredation by polar bears for colonial breeding birds in the Canadian Arctic

(2014) S. A. Iverson et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Instantaneous energetics of puma kills reveal advantage of felid sneak attacks

(2014) T. M. Williams et al.   SCIENCE

Status and Ecological Effects of the World's Largest Carnivores

(2014) W. J. Ripple et al.   SCIENCE

When will the summer Arctic be nearly sea ice free?

(2013) James E. Overland et al.   GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS

Migration phenology and seasonal fidelity of an Arctic marine predator in relation to sea ice dynamics

(2013) Seth G. Cherry et al.   JOURNAL OF ANIMAL ECOLOGY

What to eat now? Shifts in polar bear diet during the ice-free season in western Hudson Bay

(2013) Linda J. Gormezano et al.   Ecology and Evolution

Genomic Evidence for Island Population Conversion Resolves Conflicting Theories of Polar Bear Evolution

(2013) James A. Cahill et al.   PLoS Genetics

How adaptable are narwhal? A comparison of foraging patterns among the world's three narwhal populations

(2013) C. A. Watt et al.   Ecosphere

Future Arctic climate changes: Adaptation and mitigation time scales

(2013) James E. Overland et al.   Earths Future

Monitoring sea ice habitat fragmentation for polar bear conservation

(2012) V. Sahanatien et al.   ANIMAL CONSERVATION

Narwhals and seismic exploration: Is seismic noise increasing the risk of ice entrapments?

(2012) Mads Peter Heide-Jørgensen et al.   BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION

Long-distance swimming by polar bears (Ursus maritimus) of the southern Beaufort Sea during years of extensive open water

(2012) A.M. Pagano et al.   CANADIAN JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY

Hibernation and seasonal fasting in bears: the energetic costs and consequences for polar bears

(2012) Charles T. Robbins et al.   JOURNAL OF MAMMALOGY

Abdominal fat pads act as control surfaces in lieu of dorsal fins in the beluga (Delphinapterus)

(2012) Alexander J. Werth et al.   MARINE MAMMAL SCIENCE

Age and Sex Composition of Seals Killed by Polar Bears in the Eastern Beaufort Sea

(2012) Nicholas W. Pilfold et al.   PLoS One

Nuclear Genomic Sequences Reveal that Polar Bears Are an Old and Distinct Bear Lineage

(2012) F. Hailer et al.   SCIENCE

The representative concentration pathways: an overview

(2011) Detlef P. van Vuuren et al.   CLIMATIC CHANGE

Fiber type and metabolic characteristics of lion (Panthera leo), caracal (Caracal caracal) and human skeletal muscle

(2011) Tertius Abraham Kohn et al.   COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY A-MOLECULAR & INTEGRATIVE PHYSIOLOGY

The GFDL CM3 Coupled Climate Model: Characteristics of the Ocean and Sea Ice Simulations

(2011) Stephen M. Griffies et al.   JOURNAL OF CLIMATE

Seabird diet indicates changing Arctic marine communities in eastern Canada

(2011) JF Provencher et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Unusual narwhal sea ice entrapments and delayed autumn freeze-up trends

(2011) Kristin Laidre et al.   POLAR BIOLOGY

Consequences of long-distance swimming and travel over deep-water pack ice for a female polar bear during a year of extreme sea ice retreat

(2011) George M. Durner et al.   POLAR BIOLOGY

Trophic Downgrading of Planet Earth

(2011) James A. Estes et al.   SCIENCE

Predicting climate change impacts on polar bear litter size

(2011) Péter K. Molnár et al.   Nature Communications

Predicting survival, reproduction and abundance of polar bears under climate change

(2010) Péter K. Molnár et al.   BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION

Worldwide decline of specialist species: toward a global functional homogenization?

(2010) Joanne Clavel et al.   FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Life in the lead: extreme densities of narwhals Monodon monoceros in the offshore pack ice

(2010) KL Laidre et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Extreme physiological adaptations as predictors of climate-change sensitivity in the narwhal, Monodon monoceros

(2010) Terrie M. Williams et al.   MARINE MAMMAL SCIENCE

The central role of diminishing sea ice in recent Arctic temperature amplification

(2010) James A. Screen et al.   NATURE

Impacts of changing sea-ice conditions on Arctic marine mammals

(2010) Kit M. Kovacs et al.   Marine Biodiversity

Loss of Arctic sea ice causing punctuated change in sightings of killer whales (Orcinus orca) over the past century

(2009) Jeff W. Higdon et al.   ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS

Predicting 21st-century polar bear habitat distribution from global climate models

(2009) George M. Durner et al.   ECOLOGICAL MONOGRAPHS

Estimating the Energetic Contribution of Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) Summer Diets to the Total Energy Budget

(2009) Markus G. Dyck et al.   JOURNAL OF MAMMALOGY

Assessment of Undiscovered Oil and Gas in the Arctic

(2009) D. L. Gautier et al.   SCIENCE

Radiation of Extant Cetaceans Driven by Restructuring of the Oceans

(2009) Mette E. Steeman et al.   SYSTEMATIC BIOLOGY

THE EVOLUTION OF ARCTIC MARINE MAMMALS

(2008) C. R. Harington   ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS

REGIONAL VARIABILITY IN FOOD AVAILABILITY FOR ARCTIC MARINE MAMMALS

(2008) Bodil A. Bluhm et al.   ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS

QUANTIFYING THE SENSITIVITY OF ARCTIC MARINE MAMMALS TO CLIMATE-INDUCED HABITAT CHANGE

(2008) Kristin L. Laidre et al.   ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS