The thick-billed murre (Uria lomvia) in Northwest Greenland (Avanersuaq) relies on Arctic cod (Boreogadus saida) in a changing climate

The thick-billed murre (Uria lomvia) in Northwest Greenland (Avanersuaq) relies on Arctic cod (Boreogadus saida) in a changing climate

Considering seabirds as indicators of environmental change, we compared thick-billed murre (Uria lomvia (Linnaeus, 1758)) adult and chick diet in the North Water polynya region, NW Greenland, during 1997 and 2023. In the adult murre diet, fish accounted for 86% and 42% of food items by number, and 9...

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Main Authors: Knud Falk, Flemming Ravn Merkel, Myrthe Bergsma, Kasper Lambert Johansen, Kaj Kampp, Aili Lage Labansen, Anders Mosbech, Maasannguaq Oshima, Caroline Bouchard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Canadian Science Publishing 2025-01-01
Series:Arctic Science
Subjects:
Brünnich’s guillemot
polar cod
North Water
Pikialasorsuaq
Sarvarjuaq
Online Access:https://cdnsciencepub.com/doi/10.1139/as-2024-0049
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