| UDC 599.512.515(591.523) |
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Penetrations of Baleen Whales to the Western Part of the East-Siberian
and the Eastern Margin of the Laptev Sea |
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| © 2015 G. G. Boeskorov1, 2, 3, S. P. Davydov4 |
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| 1 Diamond and Precious Metal Geology Institute SB RAS, Yakutsk |
| 2 Ammosov North-Eastern Federal University, Yakutsk |
| 3 Academy of sciences of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), Yakutsk |
| 4 Сhersky North-East Scientific Station of Pacific Geographical Institute FEB RAS, Сhersky (Yakutia) |
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| The analysis of facts of bowhead and gray whales penetration from the area of their common
distribution in the Chukchi Sea and the eastern part of the East-Siberian Sea to the waters of the
central and the western parts of the East-Siberian Sea and the eastern edge of the Laptev Sea
in the past years is presented. These species ranges have been expanding westward since the
1980’s–1990’s, which is obviously associated with the Arctic warming. |
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| Keywords: bowhead whale, gray whale, migrations, Chukchi Sea, East-Siberian Sea,
Laptev Sea, climate change. |
| Full text [In Russian] |