Other Resources and Links
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The official Web site for the Tracking Narwhals in Greenland Exploration.
Gregg, W. W., M. E. Conkright, P. Ginous, J. E. O’Reily, and N. W. Casey. 2003. Ocean primary production and climate: Global decadal scales. Geophysical Research Letters 30:31-34.
http://www.nasa.gov/centers/goddard/news/topstory/2003/0815oceancarbon.html
‘Ocean Plant Life Slows Down and Absorbs Less Carbon’ - article about decreasing ocean primary productivity
http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2003/jun/HQ_03182_green_garden.html
‘Global Garden Grows Greener;’ article about increases in terrestrial primary productivity
http://faculty.washington.edu/klaidre/docs/LaidreandHJ_2005b.pdf
Laidre, K. L. and M. P. Heide-Jørgensen. 2005. Winter feeding intensity of narwhals. Marine Mammal Science 21(1):45-57.
http://faculty.washington.edu/klaidre/docs/LaidreandHJ_2005a.pdf
Laidre, K. L. and M. P. Heide-Jørgensen. 2005. Arctic sea ice trends and narwhal vulnerability. Biological Conservation 121:509-517.
http://faculty.washington.edu/klaidre/docs/Laidreetal_2004c.pdf
Laidre, K. L., M. P. Heide-Jørgensen, M. L. Logsdon, R. C. Hobbs, P. Heagerty, R. Dietz, O. A. Jørgensen, and M. A. Treble. 2004. Seasonal habitat associations of narwhals in the high Arctic. Marine Biology 145:821-831.
http://faculty.washington.edu/klaidre/docs/Laidreetal_2004b.pdf
Laidre, K. L., M. P. Heide-Jørgensen, O. A. Jørgensen, and M. A. Treble. 2004. Deep ocean predation by a high Arctic cetacean. ICES Journal of Marine Science 61(3):430-440.
http://faculty.washington.edu/klaidre/docs/HJandLaidre2004.pdf
Heide-Jørgensen, M. P. and K. L. Laidre. 2004. Declining Extent of Open-water Refugia for Top Predators in Baffin Bay and Adjacent Waters. Ambio 33(8):488-495.
http://faculty.washington.edu/klaidre/docs/HJetal_2003b.pdf
Heide-Jørgensen, M. P., R. Dietz, K. L. Laidre, P. Richard, J. Orr, and H. C. Schmidt. 2003. The migratory habits of narwhals. Canadian Journal of Zoology 81:1298-1305.
http://www.tyndall.ac.uk/publications/tyn_symp/arctic.pdf
Synopsis of a conference on ‘Climate Change, the Arctic and the United Kingdom: directions for future research;’ 8 May 2002, University of East Anglia
http://www.arctic-council.org
Web site for the Arctic Council
http://www.acia.uaf.edu
Web page for the Arctic Climate Impact Assessment secretariat
http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/paleo/ctl/about4.htm
‘Overview of Climate Processes’ from NOAA’s Paleoclimatology Web site
http://www.uky.edu/KGS/education/geologictimescale.pdf http://www.uky.edu/KGS/education/activities.html#time
Great resources on geological time and major events in Earth’s history