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  • Climate change impacts
  • Arctic ecosystem dynamics

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  • Marine habitats in the Arctic are undergoing significant changes due to global warming.
  • Ringed seals and bearded seals depend on specific sea ice and snow conditions for survival and reproduction.
  • Effective conservation and management strategies require a deep understanding of these habitat shifts.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a pan-Arctic habitat suitability model for ice seals.
  • To link critical life history events of seals with environmental conditions.
  • To project future habitat availability under climate change scenarios.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized Earth System Models to simulate habitat suitability from 1850 to 2100.
  • Developed a model integrating life events and environmental data for ringed and bearded seals.
  • Analyzed historical, contemporary, and projected future habitat distributions.

Main Results:

  • Past Arctic habitats for ice seals were relatively stable.
  • Contemporary simulations and future projections show rapid regional shifts in habitat suitability.
  • Core historical habitats are predicted to decline significantly by 2100.

Conclusions:

  • Two potential refugia, the East Siberian Sea and Canadian Arctic Archipelago, may support ice seal populations in the future.
  • Urgent need for enhanced monitoring and region-specific conservation strategies for ice seals.
  • Findings are critical for the adaptation of Arctic communities and the preservation of unique Arctic ecosystems.