Arctic sea ice has changed dramatically, especially during the last decade and continued declines in extent and thickness are expected for the decades to come. Some ice-associated marine mammals are already showing distribution shifts, compromised body condition and declines in production/abundance in response to sea-ice declines. In contrast, temperate marine mammal species are showing northward expansions of their ranges, which are likely to cause competitive pressure on some endemic Arctic species, as well as putting them at greater risk of predation, disease and parasite infections. The negative impacts observed to date within Arctic marine mammal populations are expected to continue and perhaps escalate over the coming decade, with continued declines in seasonal coverage of sea ice. This situation presents a significant risk to marine biodiversity among endemic Arctic marine mammals.

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Impacts of changing sea-ice conditions on Arctic marine mammals

The monitoring of desertification processes, and particularly the development of "early-warning" systems, is an increasingly important development in the management of drylands. It has been shown that the patch size distribution of dryland vegetation can be described using power laws and that deviations from such patterns may be used as an early-warning signal for the onset of desertification. We tested this idea using data from 29 semiarid steppes located along a latitudinal gradient in Spain. A truncated power law (TPL) fitted the patch size distribution of perennial vegetation better than a power law in all the evaluated sites. Variations in this distribution, as measured with the scaling exponent (gamma) of the TPL, were not related to total perennial cover, but a negative logarithmic relationship was found between gamma and soil variables related to desertification processes (total nitrogen, total phosphorus, and organic carbon). A positive and stronger linear relationship was found between total perennial cover and the same soil variables. Our results suggest that deviations from a patch size distribution characterized by a power law are not directly related to desertification. They also indicate that plant cover can be used to effectively monitor key variables linked to desertification processes.

Is the patch size distribution of vegetation a suitable indicator of desertification processes

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Revisiting Western Hudson Bay: Using aerial surveys to update polar bear abundance in a sentinel population

This study maps current understanding and research trends on the human dimensions of climate change (HDCC) in the eastern and central Canadian Arctic. Developing a systematic literature review methodology, 117 peer reviewed articles are identified and examined using quantitative and qualitative methods. The research highlights the rapid expansion of HDCC studies over the last decade. Early scholarship was dominated by work documenting Inuit observations of climate change, with research employing vulnerability concepts and terminology now common. Adaptation studies which seek to identify and evaluate opportunities to reduce vulnerability to climate change and take advantage of new opportunities remain in their infancy. Over the last 5 years there has been an increase social science-led research, with many studies employing key principles of community-based research. We currently have baseline understanding of climate change impacts, adaptation, and vulnerability in the region, but key gaps are evident. Future research needs to target significant geographic disparities in understanding, consider risks and opportunities posed by climate change outside of the subsistence hunting sector, complement case study research with regional analyses, and focus on identifying and characterizing sustainable and feasible adaptation interventions.

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Mapping human dimensions of climate change research in the Canadian Arctic.

Population genetic structure in polar bears (Ursus maritimus) from Hudson Bay, Canada: Implications of future climate change

Landscapes as gradients: The spatial structure of terrestrial ecosystem components in southern Ontario, Canada

Corrigendum to “Population genetic structure in polar bears (Ursus maritimus) from Hudson Bay, Canada: Implications of future climate change” [Biol. Conserv. 141(10) (2008) 2528–2539]

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Population genetic structure in polar bears (Ursus maritimus) from Hudson Bay, Canada: Implications of future climate change

Landscapes as gradients: The spatial structure of terrestrial ecosystem components in southern Ontario, Canada

Corrigendum to “Population genetic structure in polar bears (Ursus maritimus) from Hudson Bay, Canada: Implications of future climate change” [Biol. Conserv. 141(10) (2008) 2528–2539]