Potential ecosystem impacts of the decline of seasonal sea ice in the Arctic

Potential ecosystem impacts of the decline of seasonal sea ice in the Arctic Results from BEST, BSIERP, and other IPY- relevant research in the northern Bering Sea Lee W. [...] Humphrey5, Chad Jay6, Xuehua Cui5 • 1University of Alaska Fairbanks • 2Clark University, Worcester • 3North Carolina State University, Raleigh • 4University of Wyoming, Laramie • 5University of Tennessee • 6Alaska Science Center, U. [...] Ecosystem Research in the Bering Sea Bering Ecosystem Study (BEST) U. [...] 2006)* •note general location walrus in regions of high benthic prey biomass *Progress in Oceanography 71: 331-361 Walrus tagging clip courtesy of Tony Fischbach, Alaska Science Center, USGS Helicopter tracks flown as part of walrus and spectacled eider surveys “Walrus-prey” Patch Dynamics Study (BSIERP and BEST) Objectives PIs: Chad Jay (Alaska Science Center, USGS, Jackie Grebmeier and Lee Coope. [...] If what we think is going to happen does happen, then it'll be within a decade anyway." Julienne Stroeve, NSIDC, quoted by BBC, 18 June 2008 Bering Sea Ice Trends (1978–2007) SMMR and SSM/I Satellite Passive Microwave Sea Ice Concentrations Karen Frey, Clark University Bering Sea Ice Trends (1978–2007) SMMR and SSM/I Satellite Passive Microwave Sea Ice Concentrations Karen Frey, Clark University W.