Keywords:
Arctic Ocean
;
Alaska
;
ecology
Description / Table of Contents:
Chapter 1: Introduction 2 ---
1.1 Introduction 2 ---
1.2 A Closer Look: Kawerak’s Contribution of Traditional Knowledge 7 ---
Map 1.1 Regional Overview 12 ---
Chapter 2: Physical Setting 14 ---
2.1 Ocean Currents 16 ---
Map 2.1 Ocean Currents 20 ---
2.2 Sea Ice 22 ---
Map 2.2a Sea Ice Advance 26 ---
Map 2.2b Sea Ice Retreat 28 ---
2.3 Climate 30 ---
Maps 2.3a–p Climate 36 ---
2.4 A Closer Look: Bering Sea Weather 38 ---
Chapter 3: Biological Setting 42 ---
3.1 Primary Productivity 44 ---
Map 3.1 Primary Productivity 46 ---
3.2 Zooplankton 48 ---
Map 3.2 Zooplankton 50 ---
3.3 Benthic Biomass 52 ---
Map 3.3 Benthic Biomass 56 ---
3.4 Snow and Tanner Crabs 58 ---
Map 3.4 Snow Crab 62 ---
3.5 Red King Crab 64 ---
Map 3.5 Red King Crab 67 ---
Chapter 4: Fishes 72 ---
4.1 Forage Fish Assemblages 74 ---
Map 4.1.1 Osmerids 78 ---
Map 4.1.2 Pacific Herring 80 ---
4.2 Walleye Pollock 82 ---
Map 4.2 Walleye Pollock 84 ---
4.3 North Pacific Cods 85 ---
Map 4.3 North Pacific Cods 88 ---
4.4 Atka Mackerel 90 ---
Map 4.4 Atka Mackerel 92 ---
4.5 Yellowfin Sole 94 ---
Map 4.5 Yellowfin Sole 96 ---
4.6 Pacific Halibut 98 ---
Map 4.6 Pacific Halibut 100 ---
4.7 Pacific Salmon 101 ---
Map 4.7 Pacific Salmon 104 ---
Chapter 5: Birds 110 ---
5.1 Marine Bird Colonies 112 ---
Map 5.1.1 Marine Bird Colonies 116 ---
Maps 5.1.2a–d Foraging Guilds 118 ---
5.2 Important Bird Areas 120 ---
Map 5.2 Important Bird Areas 122 ---
5.3 A Closer Look: Bird Density and Survey Effort 124 ---
Map 5.3.1 Annual Bird Density 124 ---
Map 5.3.2 Bird Survey Effort 124 ---
Maps 5.3.3a–d Seasonal Bird Density 125 ---
Marine Waterbirds ---
5.4 Eiders 126 ---
Map 5.4.1 King Eider 132 ---
Map 5.4.2 Spectacled Eider 134 ---
Map 5.4.3 Steller’s Eider 136 ---
Map 5.4.4 Common Eider 138 ---
5.5 Long-tailed Duck 140 ---
Map 5.5 Long-tailed Duck 144 ---
5.6 Loons 146 ---
Map 5.6.1 Yellow-billed Loon 150 ---
Map 5.6.2 Red-throated Loon 152 ---
5.7 Red-faced Cormorant 154 ---
Map 5.7 Red-faced Cormorant 156 ---
5.8 Phalaropes 157 ---
Map 5.8.1 Red-necked Phalarope 160 ---
Map 5.8.2 Red Phalarope 160 ---
5.9 Aleutian Tern 161 ---
Map 5.9 Aleutian Tern 163 ---
5.10 Kittiwakes 164 ---
Map 5.10.1 Red-legged Kittwake 167 ---
Map 5.10.2 Black-legged Kittwake 167 ---
5.11 Ivory Gull 168 ---
Map 5.11 Ivory Gull 170 ---
Seabirds ---
5.12 Murres 171 ---
Map 5.12.1 Common Murre 174 ---
Map 5.12.2 Thick-billed Murre 174 ---
Map 5.12.3 Total Murres 175 ---
5.13 Puffins 176 ---
Map 5.13.1 Horned Puffin 179 ---
Map 5.13.2 Tufted Puffin 179 ---
5.14 Auklets 180 ---
Map 5.14.1 Parakeet Auklet 186 ---
Map 5.14.2 Crested Auklet 186 ---
Map 5.14.3 Whiskered Auklet 187 ---
Map 5.14.4 Least Auklet 187 ---
5.15 Short-tailed Albatross 188 ---
Map 5.15 Short-tailed Albatross 190 ---
5.16 Shearwaters 191 ---
Map 5.16 Short-tailed / Sooty Shearwater 194 ---
Chapter 6: Mammals 204 ---
6.1 Polar Bear 206 ---
Maps 6.1a–d Polar Bear Seasonal Distribution 212 ---
Pinnipeds ---
6.2 Pacific Walrus 214 ---
Map 6.2a Pacific Walrus Summer / Fall 220 ---
Map 6.2b Pacific Walrus Winter / Spring 222 ---
6.3 Ice Seals 224 ---
Map 6.3.1 Bearded Seal 230 ---
Map 6.3.2 Ribbon Seal 230 ---
Map 6.3.3 Ringed Seal 231 ---
Map 6.3.4 Spotted Seal 231 ---
6.4 Steller Sea Lion 232 ---
Map 6.4 Steller Sea Lion 234 ---
6.5 Northern Fur Seal 236 ---
Map 6.5 Northern Fur Seal 238 ---
Cetaceans ---
6.6 Beluga Whale 240 ---
Map 6.6.1 Beluga Whale Stocks 243 ---
Map 6.6.2 Beluga Whale 244 ---
6.7 Bowhead Whale 246 ---
Maps 6.7a–d Bowhead Whale Seasonal Distribution 250 ---
6.8 Gray Whale 252 ---
Map 6.8 Gray Whale 254 ---
6.9 Humpback Whale 255 ---
Map 6.9 Humpback Whale 257 ---
Chapter 7: Human Uses 266 ---
7.1 A Closer Look: Historical Perspective 268 ---
7.2 Transportation and Energy Infrastructure 270 ---
Map 7.2 Transportation and Energy Infrastructure 274 ---
7.3 Petroleum Exploration and Development 276 ---
Map 7.3 Petroleum Exploration and Development 282 ---
7.4 A Closer Look: Artificial Islands 284 ---
7.5 Vessel Traffic 285 ---
Map 7.5.1 Vessel Density 288 ---
Map 7.5.2 Vessel Traffic Patterns 290 ---
Maps 7.5.3a–m Vessel Traffic by Month 292 ---
7.6 A Closer Look: Unimak Pass and Bering Strait Vessel Traffic 294 ---
7.7 Fisheries Management Conservation Areas 296 ---
Map 7.7 Fisheries Management Conservation Areas 298 ---
7.8 Subsistence 300 ---
Maps 7.8.1a–g Subsistence Harvest Areas by Species 306 ---
Map 7.8.2 Reported Subsistence Harvest 310 ---
7.9 A Closer Look: The Legal Framework for US Arctic Marine Resource Protection 312 ---
7.10 Conservation Areas 314 ---
Map 7.10 Conservation Areas 318 ---
Chapter 8: Conservation Summary 326
Pages:
Online-Ressource (332 Seiten)
,
Illustrationen, Diagramme, Karten
Edition:
2nd edition
URL:
https://ak.audubon.org/conservation/ecological-atlas-bering-chukchi-and-beaufort-seas
Language:
English
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