Predictions replaced by facts: a keystone species' behavioural responses to declining arctic sea-ice

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Summary

Subadult ringed seals swam greater distances, showed less area-restricted search behaviour, dived for longer periods, exhibited shorter surface intervals, rested less on sea-ice and did less diving directly beneath the ice during post-moulting foraging excursions, suggesting increased foraging effort and thus also likely increases in the energetic costs of finding food.

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2015-11-01
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Keywords

Biology, Keystone species, Arctic, Sea ice, Ecology

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