Marine mammal biodiversity and rare narwhal observations in the Canadian high-Arctic. Ecosphere, In Press.Ĭarlyle, C.G., Florko, K.R.N., Young, B.G., Yurkowski, D.J., Michel, C., Ferguson, S.H. Infrared detection of narwhal (Monodon monoceros) flukeprints from aerial survey imagery. Polar Biology – In Press.įlorko, K.R.N., Carlyle, C.G., Young, B.G., Yurkowski, D.J., Michel, C., Ferguson, S.H. Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) diet composition and body condition in relation to sea ice habitat in the Canadian High Arctic. Northern Scientific Training Program Publicationsįlorko, K.R.N., Thiemann, G.W., Richardson, E.S., Bromaghin, J.F. Sumaila-Volvo Graduate Prize for Environmental Sustainability NSERC Alexander Graham Bell Canada Graduate Scholarship (CGS-D3) In addition to identifying future important areas for important Arctic marine mammals, my research will provide insights on the breadth of impact of a poor-ice year, which is essential for proactive management and conservation. I will model the space-use of polar bear and ringed seal, and how the predator-prey relationship is affected by shifts in sea ice regime, and also investigate the temporal effects of a poor-ice-year on the fitness and body condition of ringed seals. I am developing models to test the landscape of fear hypothesis, which predicts that predator (polar bear) space-use will indirectly influence prey (ringed seal) space-use, where prey avoid predator distribution on the seascape.
My research focuses on Arctic marine mammal space-use, predator-prey dynamics, and fitness under changing seascapes. Statistical Ecology Research Unit Biography of Biology, University of Winnipeg Research Unit Effects of trophic interactions and climate change on the space use of an Arctic marine mesopredator Supervisor