Seasonal acoustic presence of fin and bowhead whales in relation to prey abundance and oceanographic environments in the southern Chukchi Sea

To assess how seasonal and ice-associated whales differently respond to the Arctic climate changes, understanding the relationships among their presence and environmental conditions is necessary. We examined the seasonal acoustic presence of fin Balaenoptera physalus and bowhead whales Balaena mysticetus in relation to prey abundance and oceanographic conditions in the southern Chukchi Sea from July 2012 to July 2014 using passive and active...