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| author | Therrien, Jean-François Gauthier, Gilles Bêty, Joël |
| author_facet | Therrien, Jean-François Gauthier, Gilles Bêty, Joël |
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| contents | Top predators of the arctic tundra are facing a long period of very low prey availability during winter and subsidies from other ecosystems such as the marine environment may help to support their populations. Satellite tracking of snowy owls, a top predator of the tundra, revealed that most adult females breeding in the Canadian Arctic overwinter at high latitudes in the eastern Arctic and spend several weeks (up to 101 d) on the sea-ice between December and April. Analysis of high-resolution satellite images of sea-ice indicated that owls were primarily gathering around open water patches in the ice, which are commonly used by wintering seabirds, a potential prey. Such extensive use of sea-ice by a tundra predator considered a small mammal specialist was unexpected, and suggests that marine resources subsidize snowy owl populations in winter. As sea-ice regimes in winter are expected to change over the next decades due to climate warming, this may affect the wintering strategy of this top predator and ultimately the functioning of the tundra ecosystem. |
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| spellingShingle | (Table 1) Movement parameters of nine adult female snowy owls (Bubo scandiacus) tracked during the winter period 07/08 and 08/09 around Hudson Strait, Canada Therrien, Jean-François Gauthier, Gilles Bêty, Joël BIO; Biology; DATE/TIME; Date/time end; Hudson_Strait; Hudson Strait; Identification; International Polar Year (2007-2008); IPY; Number of observations; Proportion; Time in days; Transmitter PTT-100, Microwave Telemetry Top predators of the arctic tundra are facing a long period of very low prey availability during winter and subsidies from other ecosystems such as the marine environment may help to support their populations. Satellite tracking of snowy owls, a top predator of the tundra, revealed that most adult females breeding in the Canadian Arctic overwinter at high latitudes in the eastern Arctic and spend several weeks (up to 101 d) on the sea-ice between December and April. Analysis of high-resolution satellite images of sea-ice indicated that owls were primarily gathering around open water patches in the ice, which are commonly used by wintering seabirds, a potential prey. Such extensive use of sea-ice by a tundra predator considered a small mammal specialist was unexpected, and suggests that marine resources subsidize snowy owl populations in winter. As sea-ice regimes in winter are expected to change over the next decades due to climate warming, this may affect the wintering strategy of this top predator and ultimately the functioning of the tundra ecosystem. |
| title | (Table 1) Movement parameters of nine adult female snowy owls (Bubo scandiacus) tracked during the winter period 07/08 and 08/09 around Hudson Strait, Canada |
| topic | BIO; Biology; DATE/TIME; Date/time end; Hudson_Strait; Hudson Strait; Identification; International Polar Year (2007-2008); IPY; Number of observations; Proportion; Time in days; Transmitter PTT-100, Microwave Telemetry |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.839058 |