Impact of Holocene environmental change on the evolutionary ecology of an Arctic top predator

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Impact of Holocene environmental change on the evolutionary ecology of an Arctic top predator. / Westbury, Michael V.; Brown, Stuart C.; Lorenzen, Julie; O'Neill, Stuart; Scott, Michael B.; McCuaig, Julia; Cheung, Christina; Armstrong, Edward; Valdes, Paul J.; Castruita, José Alfredo Samaniego; Cabrera, Andrea A.; Blom, Stine Keibel; Dietz, Rune; Sonne, Christian; Louis, Marie; Galatius, Anders; Fordham, Damien A.; Ribeiro, Sofia; Szpak, Paul; Lorenzen, Eline D.

In: Science Advances, Vol. 9, No. 45, eadf3326, 2023.

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Harvard

Westbury, MV, Brown, SC, Lorenzen, J, O'Neill, S, Scott, MB, McCuaig, J, Cheung, C, Armstrong, E, Valdes, PJ, Castruita, JAS, Cabrera, AA, Blom, SK, Dietz, R, Sonne, C, Louis, M, Galatius, A, Fordham, DA, Ribeiro, S, Szpak, P & Lorenzen, ED 2023, 'Impact of Holocene environmental change on the evolutionary ecology of an Arctic top predator', Science Advances, vol. 9, no. 45, eadf3326. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adf3326

APA

Westbury, M. V., Brown, S. C., Lorenzen, J., O'Neill, S., Scott, M. B., McCuaig, J., Cheung, C., Armstrong, E., Valdes, P. J., Castruita, J. A. S., Cabrera, A. A., Blom, S. K., Dietz, R., Sonne, C., Louis, M., Galatius, A., Fordham, D. A., Ribeiro, S., Szpak, P., & Lorenzen, E. D. (2023). Impact of Holocene environmental change on the evolutionary ecology of an Arctic top predator. Science Advances, 9(45), [eadf3326]. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adf3326

Vancouver

Westbury MV, Brown SC, Lorenzen J, O'Neill S, Scott MB, McCuaig J et al. Impact of Holocene environmental change on the evolutionary ecology of an Arctic top predator. Science Advances. 2023;9(45). eadf3326. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adf3326

Author

Westbury, Michael V. ; Brown, Stuart C. ; Lorenzen, Julie ; O'Neill, Stuart ; Scott, Michael B. ; McCuaig, Julia ; Cheung, Christina ; Armstrong, Edward ; Valdes, Paul J. ; Castruita, José Alfredo Samaniego ; Cabrera, Andrea A. ; Blom, Stine Keibel ; Dietz, Rune ; Sonne, Christian ; Louis, Marie ; Galatius, Anders ; Fordham, Damien A. ; Ribeiro, Sofia ; Szpak, Paul ; Lorenzen, Eline D. / Impact of Holocene environmental change on the evolutionary ecology of an Arctic top predator. In: Science Advances. 2023 ; Vol. 9, No. 45.

Bibtex

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title = "Impact of Holocene environmental change on the evolutionary ecology of an Arctic top predator",
abstract = "The Arctic is among the most climatically sensitive environments on Earth, and the disappearance of multiyear sea ice in the Arctic Ocean is predicted within decades. As apex predators, polar bears are sentinel species for addressing the impact of environmental variability on Arctic marine ecosystems. By integrating genomics, isotopic analysis, morphometrics, and ecological modeling, we investigate how Holocene environmental changes affected polar bears around Greenland. We uncover reductions in effective population size coinciding with increases in annual mean sea surface temperature, reduction in sea ice cover, declines in suitable habitat, and shifts in suitable habitat northward. Furthermore, we show that west and east Greenlandic polar bears are morphologically, and ecologically distinct, putatively driven by regional biotic and genetic differences. Together, we provide insights into the vulnerability of polar bears to environmental change and how the Arctic marine ecosystem plays a vital role in shaping the evolutionary and ecological trajectories of its inhabitants.",
author = "Westbury, {Michael V.} and Brown, {Stuart C.} and Julie Lorenzen and Stuart O'Neill and Scott, {Michael B.} and Julia McCuaig and Christina Cheung and Edward Armstrong and Valdes, {Paul J.} and Castruita, {Jos{\'e} Alfredo Samaniego} and Cabrera, {Andrea A.} and Blom, {Stine Keibel} and Rune Dietz and Christian Sonne and Marie Louis and Anders Galatius and Fordham, {Damien A.} and Sofia Ribeiro and Paul Szpak and Lorenzen, {Eline D.}",
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AU - Scott, Michael B.

AU - McCuaig, Julia

AU - Cheung, Christina

AU - Armstrong, Edward

AU - Valdes, Paul J.

AU - Castruita, José Alfredo Samaniego

AU - Cabrera, Andrea A.

AU - Blom, Stine Keibel

AU - Dietz, Rune

AU - Sonne, Christian

AU - Louis, Marie

AU - Galatius, Anders

AU - Fordham, Damien A.

AU - Ribeiro, Sofia

AU - Szpak, Paul

AU - Lorenzen, Eline D.

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N2 - The Arctic is among the most climatically sensitive environments on Earth, and the disappearance of multiyear sea ice in the Arctic Ocean is predicted within decades. As apex predators, polar bears are sentinel species for addressing the impact of environmental variability on Arctic marine ecosystems. By integrating genomics, isotopic analysis, morphometrics, and ecological modeling, we investigate how Holocene environmental changes affected polar bears around Greenland. We uncover reductions in effective population size coinciding with increases in annual mean sea surface temperature, reduction in sea ice cover, declines in suitable habitat, and shifts in suitable habitat northward. Furthermore, we show that west and east Greenlandic polar bears are morphologically, and ecologically distinct, putatively driven by regional biotic and genetic differences. Together, we provide insights into the vulnerability of polar bears to environmental change and how the Arctic marine ecosystem plays a vital role in shaping the evolutionary and ecological trajectories of its inhabitants.

AB - The Arctic is among the most climatically sensitive environments on Earth, and the disappearance of multiyear sea ice in the Arctic Ocean is predicted within decades. As apex predators, polar bears are sentinel species for addressing the impact of environmental variability on Arctic marine ecosystems. By integrating genomics, isotopic analysis, morphometrics, and ecological modeling, we investigate how Holocene environmental changes affected polar bears around Greenland. We uncover reductions in effective population size coinciding with increases in annual mean sea surface temperature, reduction in sea ice cover, declines in suitable habitat, and shifts in suitable habitat northward. Furthermore, we show that west and east Greenlandic polar bears are morphologically, and ecologically distinct, putatively driven by regional biotic and genetic differences. Together, we provide insights into the vulnerability of polar bears to environmental change and how the Arctic marine ecosystem plays a vital role in shaping the evolutionary and ecological trajectories of its inhabitants.

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