Marine mammals as ecosystem sentinels

By S. Moore. 2008

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Subfields: Atmospheric Science, Ecology, General Health Professions

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Health of North Atlantic right whales Eubalaena glacialis over three decades: from individual health to demographic and population health trends (2016, background): “Thus, health measures may provide a more sensitive indicator before large-scale demographic changes are de - tectable (Moore 2008).”
Marine Mammals as Sentinel Species for Oceans and Human Health (2011, background): “Marine mammals are described as prime sentinels because many species have long life spans, are long-term coastal residents, feed at a high trophic level, and have large blubber stores that can serve as depots for anthropogenic chemicals and toxins.(7,15,29,30,110,111,154,155,184,234) Finally, marine”
Marine mammal conservation: over the horizon (2021, background): “However, the rapid pace of climate change and the large number of potential cumulative and synergistic stressors make predicting specific impacts challenging (Laidre & Heide-Jørgensen 2005, Burek et al. 2008, Moore 2008, Patyk et al. 2015).”
The Northumberland Dolphin Dataset: A Multimedia Individual Cetacean Dataset for Fine-Grained Categorisation (2019, background): “They reflect the current state of the ecosystem and respond to change across different spatial and temporal scales [3].”
Evidence for density-dependent changes in body condition and pregnancy rate of North Atlantic fin whales over four decades of varying environmental conditions (2013, background): “This finding is important because changes in body condition can show responses to changing ecological conditions long before demographic changes become apparent (Boyd, 2002; Moore, 2008).”
Key indicators of Arctic climate change: 1971–2017 (2019, background): “Similarly, in the Pacific regions, fin whales (Balaenoptera physalus) are present in the Bering Sea almost year-round now (Stafford et al 2010) and gray whales (Eschrichtius robustus) are spending increasingly long periods in Arctic waters, delaying the southward migrations [Moore 2008].”
Seasonal habitat-based density models for a marine top predator, the harbor porpoise, in a dynamic environment (2016, background): “Top predators, such as marine mammals, can serve as prime sentinels of multitrophic marine ecosystem changes since they integrate ecological variations across large spatial and long temporal scales (Moore 2008, Kiszka et al. 2015).”
Habitat modelling of tracking data from multiple marine predators identifies important areas in the Southern Indian Ocean (2018, background): “Therefore, marine top predators are touted as sentinels of marine ecosystems, which potentially integrate diverse and complex environmental signals (e.g., Boyd & Murray, 2001; Durant et al., 2009; Moore, 2008).”
Climate change impacts on marine ecosystems. (2012, background): “This example of species range expansion is similar to the northward range migration of the gray whales in the Chukchi Sea occurring because of reduced sea-ice extent and duration (Moore 2008).”
From common to rare: The case of the Mediterranean common dolphin (2011, background): “Charismatic megafauna can also help raise public awareness of ecosystem status and stimulate education and outreach on marine environmental issues, to support ecosystem-based management goals (Wells et al., 2004; Bossart, 2006; Moore, 2008).”
Impacts of changing sea-ice conditions on Arctic marine mammals (2011, background): “However, while northward expansions are possible for temperate species, such as gray whales (Eschrichtius robustus) in the Pacific sector (Moore et al. 2003; Stafford et al. 2007; Moore 2008), Arctic endemics have limited capacity for range shifts northward.”