Implications of Future Shifts in Migration, Spawning, and Other Life Events of Coastal Fish and Wildlife Species

Climate change is causing species to shift their phenology, or the timing of recurring life events such as migration and spawning, in variable and complex ways. This can potentially result in mismatches or asynchronies in food and habitat resources that negatively impact individual fitness, population dynamics, and ecosystem function. Numerous studies have evaluated phenological shifts in terrestrial species, particularly birds and plants, yet far fewer evaluations have been conducted for marine animals. This project sought to improve our understanding of shifts in the timing of seasonal migration, spawning or breeding, and biological development (i.e. life stages present, dominant) of coastal fishes and migratory...

Categories: Project; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: 2014, Birds, Birds, CASC, Completed, All tags... Fish, Fish, Mammals, Mammals, Northeast, Northeast CASC, Other Wildlife, Other Wildlife, Plants, Plants, Projects by Region, Rivers, Streams and Lakes, Rivers, Streams and Lakes, Science Tools for Managers, Science Tools for Managers, Sea-Level Rise and Coasts, Sea-Level Rise and Coasts, State of the Science, State of the Science, Water, Coasts and Ice, Water, Coasts and Ice, Wildlife and Plants, Wildlife and Plants, coastal, fish, forage fish, marine, migratory waterbirds, phenology, predators, prey, Fewer tags

Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve Sea Otter Forage Data, 1993-2019

These data describe observations of sea otter foraging behavior in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve. Data consist of dive and surface times, success in prey retrieval, prey item, prey quantity, and size. Additionally, location of observations, and age class, sex, and pup status of the focal sea otter were also recorded.

Tags: Alaska, Animals/Invertebrates, Animals/Vertebrates, Benthic ecosystems, Biota, All tags... Coastal ecosystems, Coastal ecosystems, Enhydra lutris, Environment, Foraging behavior, Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, Gulf of Alaska, Macroinvertebrates, Marine ecology, Marine ecosystems, Marine environment monitoring, Prey, Prey selection, Sea otters, Wildlife, Fewer tags