News tagged with arctic seals

Dramatic biological responses to global warming in the Arctic

"The Arctic as we know it may soon be a thing of the past," says Eric Post, associate professor of biology at Penn State University. Post leads a large, international team that carried out ecosystem-wide ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Sep 10, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (16) | comments 7

Arctic marine mammals and fish populations on the rise

Arctic marine mammals and fish populations are on the rise, according to a report released on Monday by the the Arctic Council's biodiversity working group at a Montreal conference.

Biology / Ecology

created Apr 24, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Mercury levels in Arctic seals may be linked to global warming

Researchers in Canada are reporting for the first time that high mercury levels in certain Arctic seals appear to be linked to vanishing sea ice caused by global warming. Their study, a new insight into the ...

Biology / Ecology

created Apr 29, 2009 | popularity 2.3 / 5 (6) | comments 2