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URIAS: Understanding and Predicting the Effects of Increased Shipping on Arctic Seabirds

By February 3, 2021January 4th, 2023No Comments
Institution: McGill University
Theme: Environmental change
Area of Vulnerability: Marine ecosystems/living resources, Marine industries

Project Complete

Principal investigator

Dr. Kyle Elliott, McGill University 

Call

Cycle II, Early Career Faculty 

Dr. Elliott’s project aims at determining key seabird (thick-billed murres, Uria lomvia) hotspots at-sea in the Arctic to emphasize critical habitats, using a dynamic ice map to predict future seabird hotspots and their overlap with shipping (“Risk Map”). To achieve his goal, Dr. Eliott uses an individual-based energetics modelling framework on existing datasets which will be supplemented by additional data collected during the project.