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Impacts of declining sea ice on Arctic predator-prey dynamics

Issue 51: PolarSpring 2022

Ecology

This article discusses the implications of climate change on Arctic communities, specifically the altered relationship between polar bears and ringed seals. Rising temperatures are causing sea ice to melt, hurting seals who have had to adjust their spatial patterns and forcing polar bears to shift to different prey, representing how the Arctic community is being negatively impacted by climate change.

Ice, ice maybe

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