Strong and lasting impacts of past global warming on baleen whale and prey abundance

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Strong and lasting impacts of past global warming on baleen whale and prey abundance. / Cabrera, Andrea A.; Schall, Elena; Bérubé, Martine; Bachmann, Lutz; Berrow, Simon; Best, Peter B.; Clapham, Phillip J.; Cunha, Haydée A.; Rosa, Luciano Dalla; Dias, Carolina; Findlay, Kenneth P.; Haug, Tore; Heide-Jørgensen, Mads Peter; Kovacs, Kit M.; Landry, Scott; Larsen, Finn; Lopes, Xênia Moreira; Lydersen, Christian; Mattila, David K.; Oosting, Tom; Pace, Richard M.; Papetti, Chiara; Paspati, Angeliki; Pastene, Luis A.; Prieto, Rui; Ramp, Christian; Robbins, Jooke; Ryan, Conor; Sears, Richard; Secchi, Eduardo R.; Silva, Monica A.; Víkingsson, Gísli; Wiig, Øystein; Øien, Nils; Palsbøll, Per J.

In: bioRxiv, 17.12.2018.

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Cabrera, AA, Schall, E, Bérubé, M, Bachmann, L, Berrow, S, Best, PB, Clapham, PJ, Cunha, HA, Rosa, LD, Dias, C, Findlay, KP, Haug, T, Heide-Jørgensen, MP, Kovacs, KM, Landry, S, Larsen, F, Lopes, XM, Lydersen, C, Mattila, DK, Oosting, T, Pace, RM, Papetti, C, Paspati, A, Pastene, LA, Prieto, R, Ramp, C, Robbins, J, Ryan, C, Sears, R, Secchi, ER, Silva, MA, Víkingsson, G, Wiig, Ø, Øien, N & Palsbøll, PJ 2018, 'Strong and lasting impacts of past global warming on baleen whale and prey abundance', bioRxiv. https://doi.org/10.1101/497388

APA

Cabrera, A. A., Schall, E., Bérubé, M., Bachmann, L., Berrow, S., Best, P. B., Clapham, P. J., Cunha, H. A., Rosa, L. D., Dias, C., Findlay, K. P., Haug, T., Heide-Jørgensen, M. P., Kovacs, K. M., Landry, S., Larsen, F., Lopes, X. M., Lydersen, C., Mattila, D. K., ... Palsbøll, P. J. (2018). Strong and lasting impacts of past global warming on baleen whale and prey abundance. Manuscript submitted for publication. https://doi.org/10.1101/497388

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Cabrera AA, Schall E, Bérubé M, Bachmann L, Berrow S, Best PB et al. Strong and lasting impacts of past global warming on baleen whale and prey abundance. bioRxiv. 2018 Dec 17. https://doi.org/10.1101/497388

Author

Cabrera, Andrea A. ; Schall, Elena ; Bérubé, Martine ; Bachmann, Lutz ; Berrow, Simon ; Best, Peter B. ; Clapham, Phillip J. ; Cunha, Haydée A. ; Rosa, Luciano Dalla ; Dias, Carolina ; Findlay, Kenneth P. ; Haug, Tore ; Heide-Jørgensen, Mads Peter ; Kovacs, Kit M. ; Landry, Scott ; Larsen, Finn ; Lopes, Xênia Moreira ; Lydersen, Christian ; Mattila, David K. ; Oosting, Tom ; Pace, Richard M. ; Papetti, Chiara ; Paspati, Angeliki ; Pastene, Luis A. ; Prieto, Rui ; Ramp, Christian ; Robbins, Jooke ; Ryan, Conor ; Sears, Richard ; Secchi, Eduardo R. ; Silva, Monica A. ; Víkingsson, Gísli ; Wiig, Øystein ; Øien, Nils ; Palsbøll, Per J. / Strong and lasting impacts of past global warming on baleen whale and prey abundance. In: bioRxiv. 2018.

Bibtex

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title = "Strong and lasting impacts of past global warming on baleen whale and prey abundance",
abstract = "Abstract The demography of baleen whales and their prey during the past 30 thousand years was assessed to understand the effects of past rapid global warming on marine ecosystems. Mitochondrial and genome-wide DNA sequence variation in eight baleen whale and seven prey species revealed strong, ocean-wide demographic changes that were correlated with changes in global temperatures and regional oceanographic conditions. In the Southern Ocean baleen whale and prey abundance increased exponentially and in apparent synchrony, whereas changes in abundance varied among species in the more heterogeneous North Atlantic Ocean. The estimated changes in whale abundance correlated with increases in the abundance of prey likely driven by reductions in sea-ice cover and an overall increase in primary production. However, the specific regional oceanographic environment, trophic interactions and species ecology also appeared to play an important role. Somewhat surprisingly the abundance of baleen whales and prey continued to increase for several thousand years after global temperatures stabilized. These findings warn of the potential for dramatic, long-term effects of current climate changes on the marine ecosystem. One Sentence Summary The effects of past global warming on marine ecosystems were drastic, system-wide and long-lasting.",
author = "Cabrera, {Andrea A.} and Elena Schall and Martine B{\'e}rub{\'e} and Lutz Bachmann and Simon Berrow and Best, {Peter B.} and Clapham, {Phillip J.} and Cunha, {Hayd{\'e}e A.} and Rosa, {Luciano Dalla} and Carolina Dias and Findlay, {Kenneth P.} and Tore Haug and Heide-J{\o}rgensen, {Mads Peter} and Kovacs, {Kit M.} and Scott Landry and Finn Larsen and Lopes, {X{\^e}nia Moreira} and Christian Lydersen and Mattila, {David K.} and Tom Oosting and Pace, {Richard M.} and Chiara Papetti and Angeliki Paspati and Pastene, {Luis A.} and Rui Prieto and Christian Ramp and Jooke Robbins and Conor Ryan and Richard Sears and Secchi, {Eduardo R.} and Silva, {Monica A.} and G{\'i}sli V{\'i}kingsson and {\O}ystein Wiig and Nils {\O}ien and Palsb{\o}ll, {Per J.}",
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T1 - Strong and lasting impacts of past global warming on baleen whale and prey abundance

AU - Cabrera, Andrea A.

AU - Schall, Elena

AU - Bérubé, Martine

AU - Bachmann, Lutz

AU - Berrow, Simon

AU - Best, Peter B.

AU - Clapham, Phillip J.

AU - Cunha, Haydée A.

AU - Rosa, Luciano Dalla

AU - Dias, Carolina

AU - Findlay, Kenneth P.

AU - Haug, Tore

AU - Heide-Jørgensen, Mads Peter

AU - Kovacs, Kit M.

AU - Landry, Scott

AU - Larsen, Finn

AU - Lopes, Xênia Moreira

AU - Lydersen, Christian

AU - Mattila, David K.

AU - Oosting, Tom

AU - Pace, Richard M.

AU - Papetti, Chiara

AU - Paspati, Angeliki

AU - Pastene, Luis A.

AU - Prieto, Rui

AU - Ramp, Christian

AU - Robbins, Jooke

AU - Ryan, Conor

AU - Sears, Richard

AU - Secchi, Eduardo R.

AU - Silva, Monica A.

AU - Víkingsson, Gísli

AU - Wiig, Øystein

AU - Øien, Nils

AU - Palsbøll, Per J.

PY - 2018/12/17

Y1 - 2018/12/17

N2 - Abstract The demography of baleen whales and their prey during the past 30 thousand years was assessed to understand the effects of past rapid global warming on marine ecosystems. Mitochondrial and genome-wide DNA sequence variation in eight baleen whale and seven prey species revealed strong, ocean-wide demographic changes that were correlated with changes in global temperatures and regional oceanographic conditions. In the Southern Ocean baleen whale and prey abundance increased exponentially and in apparent synchrony, whereas changes in abundance varied among species in the more heterogeneous North Atlantic Ocean. The estimated changes in whale abundance correlated with increases in the abundance of prey likely driven by reductions in sea-ice cover and an overall increase in primary production. However, the specific regional oceanographic environment, trophic interactions and species ecology also appeared to play an important role. Somewhat surprisingly the abundance of baleen whales and prey continued to increase for several thousand years after global temperatures stabilized. These findings warn of the potential for dramatic, long-term effects of current climate changes on the marine ecosystem. One Sentence Summary The effects of past global warming on marine ecosystems were drastic, system-wide and long-lasting.

AB - Abstract The demography of baleen whales and their prey during the past 30 thousand years was assessed to understand the effects of past rapid global warming on marine ecosystems. Mitochondrial and genome-wide DNA sequence variation in eight baleen whale and seven prey species revealed strong, ocean-wide demographic changes that were correlated with changes in global temperatures and regional oceanographic conditions. In the Southern Ocean baleen whale and prey abundance increased exponentially and in apparent synchrony, whereas changes in abundance varied among species in the more heterogeneous North Atlantic Ocean. The estimated changes in whale abundance correlated with increases in the abundance of prey likely driven by reductions in sea-ice cover and an overall increase in primary production. However, the specific regional oceanographic environment, trophic interactions and species ecology also appeared to play an important role. Somewhat surprisingly the abundance of baleen whales and prey continued to increase for several thousand years after global temperatures stabilized. These findings warn of the potential for dramatic, long-term effects of current climate changes on the marine ecosystem. One Sentence Summary The effects of past global warming on marine ecosystems were drastic, system-wide and long-lasting.

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DO - 10.1101/497388

M3 - Journal article

JO - bioRxiv

JF - bioRxiv

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