A sentinel seabird of the Arctic sea ice

by Cécile Ribout, French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS)
September 4, 2024

Although the Arctic has witnessed a decline in sea ice and a spectacular increase in temperatures for several decades, there is little long-term biological monitoring assessing the impacts of these changes on ecosystems. A recent study published in Ecosphere showed that the Mandt’s guillemot, a diving seabird dependent on sea ice, is an excellent sentinel species for the region and for the Arctic cod, a fish consumed by many predators.

Keep reading (in French): https://www.inee.cnrs.fr/fr/cnrsinfo/un-oiseau-marin-sentinelle-de-la-banquise-arctique

Read the Ecosphere paper: https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ecs2.4970