Kristin Laidre

Franz M, Whyte L, Atwood TC, Menning D, Sonsthagen SA, Talbot SL, Laidre KL, Gonzalez E, McKinney MA (2023) Fecal DNA metabarcoding shows credible short-term prey detections and explains variation in the gut microbiome of two polar bear subpopulations. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 704:131-147

Laidre KL, Arnold TW, Regehr EV, Atkinson SN, Born EW, Wiig Ø, Lunn NJ, Dyck M, Stern HL, Stapleton S, Cohen B, Paetkau D (2023) Demographic response of a high-Arctic polar bear (Ursus maritimus) subpopulation to changes in sea ice and subsistence harvest. End Spec Res 51:73-87

Merkel B, Aars J, Laidre KL, Fox J (2023) Light-level geolocation as a tool to monitor polar bear (Ursus maritimus) denning ecology: a case study. Animal Biotelemetry 11:11

Franz M, Whyte L, Atwood TC, Laidre KL, Roy D, Watson SE, Góngora E, McKinney A (2022) Distinct gut microbiomes in two polar bear subpopulations inhabiting different sea ice ecoregions. Sci Rep 12:522

Hamilton CD, Lydersen C, Aars J, Acquarone M, Atwood T, Baylis A, Biuw M, Boltunov AN, Born EW, Boveng P, Brown T, Cameron M, Citta J, Crawford J, Dietz R, Elias J, Ferguson SH, Fisk A, Folkow LP, Frost KJ, Glazov DM, Granquist SM, Gryba R, Harwood L, Haug T, Heide-Jørgensen MP, Hussey NE, Kalinek J, Laidre KL, Litovka DI, London JM, Loseto LL, MacPhee S, Marcoux M, Matthews CJD, Nilssen K, Nordøy ES, O’Corry-Crowe G, Øien N, Olsen MT, Quakenbush L, Rosing-Asvid A, Semenova V, Shelden KEW, Shpak OV, Stenson G, Storrie L, Sveegaard S, Teilmann J, Ugarte F, von Duyke AL, Watt C, Wiig Ø, Wilson RR, Yurkowski D, Kovacs KM (2022) Marine mammal hotspots across the circumpolar Arctic. Divers Distrib 28:2729-2753

Laidre KL, Durner GM, Lunn NJ, Regehr EV, Atwood TC, Rode KD, Aars J, Routti H, Wiig Ø, Dyck M, Richardson ES, Atkinson S, Belikov S, Stirling I (2022) The role of satellite telemetry data in 21st century conservation of polar bears (Ursus maritimus). Front Mar Sci 9:816666

Laidre KL, Supple MA, Born EW, Regehr EV, Wiig Ø, Ugarte F, Aars J, Dietz R, Sonne C, Hegelund P, Isaksen C, Akse GB, Cohen B, Stern HL, Moon T, Vollmers C, Corbett-Detig R, Paetkau D, Shapiro B (2022) Glacial ice supports a distinct and undocumented polar bear subpopulation persisting in late 21st-century sea-ice conditions. Science 376:1333-1338

Mattmüller RM, Thomisch K, Van Opzeeland I, Laidre KL, Simon M (2021) Passive acoustic monitoring reveals year-round marine mammal community composition off Tasiilaq, Southeast Greenland. J Acoust Soc Am 151: 1380

Straneo F, Slater DA, Bouchard C, Cape MR, Carey M, Ciannelli L, Holte J, Matrai P, Laidre K, Little C, Meire L, Seroussi H, Vernet M (2022) An Interdisciplinary Perspective on Greenland’s Changing Coastal Margins. Oceanography 35:20-0

Wang MS, Murray GGR, Mann D, Groves P, Corbett-Detig R, Vershinina AO, Supple M, Kapp JD, Crump S, Stirling I, Laidre KL, Kunz M, Dalén L, Green RE, Shapiro B (2022) A polar bear paleogenome reveals extensive archaic gene flow from polar bears into brown bears. Nat Ecol Evol 6:936-944

Wiig Ø, Atkinson SN, Born EW, Stapleton S, Arnold T, Dyck M, Laidre KL, Lunn NJ, Regehr EV (2022) An On-ice aerial survey of the Kane Basin polar bear subpopulation. Polar Biol 45: 89-100

Banas NS, Møller EF, Laidre KL, Simon M, Ellingsen I, Nielsen TG (2021) Reconciling Behavioural, Bioenergetic, and Oceanographic Views of Bowhead Whale Predation on Overwintering Copepods at an Arctic Hotspot (Disko Bay, Greenland). Front Mar Sci 8:592

Boye TK, Simon MJ, Laidre KL, Rigét F, Stafford KM (2020) Seasonal detections of bearded seal (Erignathus barbatus) vocalizations in Baffin Bay and Davis Strait in relation to sea ice concentration. Polar Biol. 43:1493-1502

Chambault P, Tervo OM, Garde E, Hansen RG, Blackwell SB, Williams TM, Dietz R, Albertsen CM, Laidre K, Richard P, Sinding M-HS, Schmidt HC, Heide-Jørgensen MP (2020) The impact of rising sea temperatures on an Arctic top predator, the narwhal. Nature Scientific Reports 10:18678

Laidre KL, Atkinson S, Regehr EV, Stern HL, Born EW, Wiig Ø, Lunn NJ, Dyck M (2020) Interrelated ecological impacts of climate change on an apex predator. Ecological Applications 30: e02071

Laidre KL, Atkinson SN, Regehr EV, Stern H, Born EW, Wiig Ø, Lunn NJ, Dyck M, Heagerty P, Cohen B (2020) Transient benefits of climate change for a high Arctic polar bear (Ursus maritimus) subpopulation. Global Change Biology 26:6251-6265.

Laidre KL, Stirling I (2020) Grounded icebergs as maternity denning habitat for polar bears (Ursus maritimus) in North and Northeast Greenland. Polar Biology 43:937-943.

Ugarte F, Rosing-Asvid A, Heide-Jørgensen MP, Laidre KL (2020) Marine Mammals of the Greenland Seas. In: Goldstein, M.I., DellaSala, D.A. (Eds.), Encyclopedia of the World’s Biomes, vol. 2. Elsevier, pp. 575–586.

Byrne, A., M. A. Supple, R. Volden, K. L. Laidre, B. Shapiro, C. Vollmers. 2019. Depletion of hemoglobin transcripts and long read sequencing improves the transcriptome annotation of the polar bear (Ursus maritimus). Frontiers in Genetics. 10:643.

Laidre, K. L., S. Atkinson, E. V. Regehr, H. L. Stern, E. W. Born, Ø. Wiig, N. J. Lunn, M. Dyck. 2019. Interrelated ecological impacts of climate change on an apex predator. Ecological Applications. In Press.

Post, E., R. B. Alley, T. R. Christensen, M. Macias-Fauri, B. C. Forbes, M. Gooseff, A. Iler, J. T. Kerby, K. L. Laidre, M. E. Mann, J. Olofsson, J. C. Stroeve, F. Ulmer, R. Virginia, and M. Wang. 2019. The Polar Regions in a 2oC warmer world. Science Advances. In Press

Stirling, I., K. L. Laidre, A. E. Derocher, and R. Muirs. 2019. The ecological and behavioral significance of short-term food caching in polar bears (Ursus maritimus). Arctic Science

Straneo F, Sutherland DA, Stearns L, Catania G, Heimbach P, Moon T, Cape MR, Laidre KL, Barber D, Rysgaard S, Mottram R, Olsen S, Hopwood MJ, Meire L (2019) The case for a sustained Greenland ice sheet-ocean observing system (GrIOOS). Front Mar Sci 6:138

Wiig, Ø, P. Henrichsen, T. Sjøvold, E.W. Born, K. L. Laidre, R. Dietz, C. Sonne, J. Aars. 2019. Variation in non-metrical skull traits (1830-2013) across East Greenland and adjacent polar bear (Ursus maritimus) subpopulations. Polar Biology 42(3):461-474.

Chambault P, Albertsen CM, Patterson TA, Hansen RG, Tervo O, Laidre K and Heide-Jørgensen MP (2018) Sea surface temperature predicts the movements of an Arctic cetacean: the bowhead whale. Nature Scientific Reports 8:9658

Escajeda E, Laidre KL, Born EW, Wiig Ø, Atkinson S, Dyck M, Ferguson SH, Lunn NJ (2018) Identifying shifts in maternity den phenology and habitat characteristics of polar bears (Ursus maritimus) in Baffin Bay and Kane Basin. Polar Biology 41(1): 87-100. 10.1007/s00300-017-2172-6

Hauser DDW, Laidre KL, Stern HL (2018) Vulnerability of Arctic marine mammals to vessel traffic in the increasingly ice-free Northwest Passage and Northern Sea Route. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. doi/10.1073/ pnas.1803543115

Hauser DDW, Laidre KL, Stern HL, Suydam RS, Richard PR (2018). Indirect effects of sea ice loss on summer-fall habitat and behaviour for sympatric populations of an Arctic marine predator. Diversity and Distributions

Laidre KL and Regehr EV (2018) Arctic marine mammals. In “Encyclopedia of Marine Mammals” (Bernd Würsig, J.G.M. Thewissen, and Kit M. Kovacs, eds.), 3rd edition. Pp 34-40. Academic Press/ Elsevier, San Diego, CA, USA

Laidre KL, Born EW, Atkinson SN, Wiig Ø, Andersen LW, Lunn NJ, Dyck M, Regehr EV, McGovern R, Heagerty P (2018) Range contraction and increasing isolation of a polar bear subpopulation in an era of sea-ice loss. Ecology and Evolution, 8: 2062-2075.

Laidre KL, Northey A, and Ugarte F. 2018a. Traditional knowledge about polar bears (Ursus maritimus) in East Greenland: Changes in the catch and climate over two decades. Frontiers in Marine Science 5: 135

Laidre KL, Stern H, Born EW, Heagerty P, Atkinson S, Wiig Ø, Lunn NJ, Regehr EV, McGovern R, Dyck M (2018) Changes in winter and spring resource selection by polar bears Ursus maritimus in Baffin Bay over two decades of sea-ice loss. Endangered Species Research, 36:1-14.

Laidre KL, Stirling I, Estes J, Kochnev A and Roberts J (2018). Historical and potential future importance of large whales as food for polar bears. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. 16(9): 515-524 doi.org/10.1002/fee.1963

Rode K, Fortina JK, Garshelis D, Dyck M, Sahanatien V, Atwood T, Belikov S, Laidre KL, Obbard ME, Vongraven D, Ware J, Wilder J (2018) Survey-based assessment of the frequency and potential impacts of recreation on polar bears. Biological Conservation. 227:121-132. doi:10.1016/j. biocon.2018.09.008

Sonne C, AndersenRanberg E, Rajala EL, Agerholm JS, BonefeldJorgensen E, Desforges J-P, I. Eulaers I, Gustavson K, Jenssen BM, Koch A, RosingAsvid A, Schmidt NM, Grøndahl C, Mosbacher JB, Siebert U, Tryland M, Mulvad G, Born EW, Laidre K, Wiig Ø, Dietz R, Magnusson U (2018) Prevalence of antibodies against Brucella spp. in West Greenland polar bears (Ursus maritimus) and East Greenland muskoxen (Ovibos moschatus) 2018. Polar Biology, 41: 1671-1680.

Wiig Ø, Henrichsen P, Sjøvold T, Born EW, Laidre KL, Dietz R, Sonne C, Aars J (2018) Variation in non-metrical skull traits of polar bears (Ursus maritimus) and relationships across East Greenland and adjacent subpopulations (1830–2013). Polar Biology 1-14.

Born EW, Heilmann A, Kielsen Holm L, Laidre KL, Iversen M (2017). Walruses in West and Northwest Greenland – An interview survey about the catch and the climate. Monographs on Greenland Vol. 355– Man and Society Vol. 44. Museum Tusculanum Press, Copenhagen: 256 pp.

Born EW, Laidre K, Wiig Ø (2017). Isbjørnene i Baffin Bugt og Kane Bassin, p. 94-107. Tidsskriftet Grønland. Nr. 2/juni. 65. Årgang. Det grønlandske Selskab, Denmark

Escajeda E, Laidre KL, Born EW, Wiig Ø, Atkinson S, Dyck M, Ferguson SH, Lunn N (2017) Identifying shifts in maternity den phenology and habitat characteristics of polar bears (Ursus maritimus) in Baffin Bay and Kane Basin. Polar Biology. (14 pp.).

Gurarie E, Fleming CH, Fagan WF, Laidre KL, Hernandez-Pliego J, Ovaskainen O (2017) Correlated velocity models as a fundamental unit of animal movement: synthesis and applications. Movement Ecology 5:13

Hauser DDW, Laidre KL, Stern H, Moore SE, Suydam RS, Richard PR (2017) Habitat selection by two beluga whale populations in the Chukchi and Beaufort seas. PLoS ONE 12(2): e0172755.

Laidre KL, Regehr EV (2017) Arctic marine mammals and sea ice. Chapter 21 (pgs 516-533) in Sea Ice, 3rd Edition. Edited by David N. Thomas. Wiley-Blackwell ISBN: 978-1-118-77838-8. 664 pages

Trukhanova IS, Grachev AI, Somov AG, Burkanov VN, Laidre KL, Boveng PL (2017) The commercial harvest of ice-associated seals in the sea of Okhotsk, 1972-1994. PLOS One 12(8): e0182725.

Wiig Ø, Born EW, Laidre KL, Dietz R, Villum Jensen M, Durner GM, Pagano AM, Regehr E, StMartin M, Atkinson S, Dyck M (2017). Performance and retention of lightweight satellite radio tags applied to the ears of polar bears (Ursus maritimus). Animal Biotelemetry 5:9 (11 pp.)

Hauser DDW, KL Laidre, KM Stafford, HL Stern, RS Suydam, PR Richard (2016) Decadal shifts in autumn migration timing by Pacific Arctic belugas are related to delayed annual sea ice formation. Global Change Biology

Hunt GL Jr., Drinkwater K, Arrigo, Berge, Daly KL, Danielson S, Daase M, Hop H, Isla E, Karnovsky N, Laidre K, Mueter FJ, Murphy EJ, Renaud PE, Smith Jr. WO, Trathan P, Turner J, Wolf-Gladrow D (2016) Advection in polar and sub-polar environments: Impacts on high latitude marine ecosystems. Progress in Oceanography 149: 40– 81

Koblitz JC, Stilz P, Rasmussen MH, Laidre KL (2016) Highly Directional Sonar Beam of Narwhals (Monodon monoceros) Measured with a Vertical 16 Hydrophone Array. PLoS ONE 11(11): e0162069.

Kutschera VE, C Frosch, A Janke, K Skírnisson, T Bidon, N Lecomte, SR Fain, HG Eiken, SB Hagen, U Arnason, KL Laidre, C Nowak, F Hailer (2016) High genetic variability of vagrant polar bears illustrates importance of population connectivity in fragmented sea ice habitats. Animal Conservation 19: 337-349.

Laidre K, Moon T, Hauser D, McGovern R, Heide-Jørgensen MP, Dietz R, Hudson B (2016) Use of Glacial Fronts by Narwhals (Monodon monoceros) in West Greenland. Biology Letters 12: 20160457.

Regehr EV, Laidre KL, Akçakaya HR, Amstrup S, Atwood T, Lunn N, Obbard M, Stern H, Thiemann G, Wiig Ø (2016) Conservation status of polar bears (Ursus maritimus) in relation to projected sea-ice declines. Biology Letters. 12: 20160556. dx.

Stern HL, Laidre KL (2016) Sea-ice indicators of polar bear habitat. The Cryosphere 10, 20272041,

George JC, Druckenmiller M, Laidre KL, Suydam R, Person B (2015). Western Arctic bowhead whale body condition and links to summer sea ice and upwelling in the Beaufort Sea. Progress in Oceanography 136: 250-262

Hauser DDW, Laidre KL, Parker-Stetter SL, Horne JK, Suydam RS, Richard PR (2015) Regional diving behavior of Pacific Arctic beluga whales Delphinapterus leucas and possible associations with prey. Marine Ecology Progress Series 541: 245–264.

Heide-Jørgensen MP and Laidre KL (2015) Surfacing time, availability bias and abundance of humpback whales in West Greenland. Journal of Cetacean Research and Management 15: 1-8

Laidre KL, Born EW, Heagerty P, Wiig Ø, R. Dietz, H. Stern, Aars J, Andersen M (2015). Shifts in habitat use by female polar bears (Ursus maritimus) in East Greenland. Polar Biology 38:879-893.

Laidre KL, Stern H, Kovacs KM, Lowry L, Moore SE, Regehr EV, Ferguson SH, Wiig Ø, Boveng P, Angliss RP., Born EW, Litovka D, Quakenbush L, Lydersen C, Vongraven D and Ugarte F (2015) A circumpolar assessment of Arctic marine mammals and sea ice loss, with conservation recommendations for the 21st century. Conservation Biology.

MacIntyre KQ, Stafford KM, Conn PB, Boveng PL, Laidre KL (2015) The relationship between sea ice concentration and the spatio-temporal distribution of vocalizing bearded seals (Erignathus barbatus) in the Bering, Chukchi, and Beaufort Seas from 2008-2011. Progress in Oceanography 136: 241-249.

Patyk KA, Duncan C, Nol P, Sonne C, Laidre K, Obbard M, Wiig Ø, Aars J, Regehr EV, Gustafson LL, Atwood T (2015) Establishing a definition of polar bear health (Ursus maritimus): a guide to research and management activities. Science of the Total Environment 514: 371-378.

Rasmussen M, Koblitz J, and Laidre KL (2015) Buzzes and rather high frequency clicks recorded from narwhals (Monodon monoceros) at their wintering feeding ground. Aquatic Mammals 41(3): 256-264

Rekdal SL, Guldborg Hansen R, Borchers D, Bachmann L, Laidre KL, Wiig Ø, Hjort Nielsen N, Fossette S, Tervo O, and Heide-Jørgensen MP (2015) Trends in bowhead whales in West Greenland: aerial surveys versus genetic capture-recapture analyses. Marine Mammal Science 1: 133-154,

Andersen OGN, Laidre KL, Heide-Jørgensen MP (2014) Benthopelagic shrimp and associated pelagic and benthopelagic fauna on a bowhead whale foraging ground in Disko Bay, West Greenland. Marine Science 4(1): 10-20.

Grist JP, Josey SA, Boehme L, Meredith MP, Laidre KL, Heide-Jørgensen MP, Kovacs KK, Ly-dersen C, Davidson FJM, Stenson GB, Hammill MO, Marsh R and Coward AC (2014) Seasonal variability of the warm Atlantic Water layer in the vicinity of the Greenland shelf break Geophysical Research Letters 41.

Hauser, DDW, Laidre KL, Suydam R, Richard PR (2014) Population-specific home ranges and migration timing of Pacific Arctic beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas). Polar Biology 37: 1171-1183

Nielsen NH, Larsen RS, Laidre K, Heide-Jørgensen MP (2014) Identification of Potential Foraging Areas for Bowhead Whales in Baffin Bay and Adjacent Waters. Arctic 06/2015

Born EW, B Mikkelsen, E Stefansson, KL Laidre, LW Andersen, FF Rigét, M Villum Jensen, D Bloch. (2013) A note on a walrus’ European Odyssey. Walrus of the North Atlantic. Eds. R.E.A Stewart, K. Kovacs, M. Aquarone. NAMMCO Scientific Publication Series, Volume 9: In Press. ISSN: 2309-2491

Gregr EJ, Baumgartner MF, Laidre KL, Palacios DM (2013) Marine mammal habitat models come of age: the emergence of ecological and management relevance. Endangered Species Research 22:205-212.

Heide-Jørgensen MP, KL Laidre, NH Nielsen, RG Hansen, A Røstad. (2013) Winter and spring diving behavior of bowhead whales relative to prey. Animal Biotelemetry 1: 1-15.

Heide-Jørgensen MP, Laidre KL, Fossette S, Rasmussen M, Nielsen NH, Hansen RG (2013) Abundance of walruses in Eastern Baffin Bay and Davis Strait. Walrus of the North Atlantic. Eds. Stewart REA, Kovacs K, Aquarone M. NAMMCO Scientific Publication Series, Volume 9: In Press. ISSN: 2309-2491

Palacios, DM, Baumgartner MF, Laidre KL, Gregr EJ (2013) The challenge ahead: integrating en-vironmentally and behaviorally mediated ecolo-gical processes in marine mammal distribution models. Endangered Species Research 22:191-203.

Reid DG, Berteaux D, Laidre KL (Lead authors), Angerbjörn A, Angliss R, Born EW, Boveng P, Cluff D, Ehrich D, Ferguson SH, Garlich-Miller J, Gauthier G, Gunn A, Kovacs KM, Lecomte N, Lowry LF, McLoughlin P, Litovka D, Moore S, Mustonen K, Mustonen T, Nguyen L, Peacock E, Poole K, Quakenbush L, Russell D, Schmidt NM, Sheftel B, Simpkins M, Sittler B, Slough B, Smith A, Ugarte F, Vongraven D, Wiig Ø (2013) Mammals, Chapter 3, pp. 80-124 in: Meltofte, H. (ed.), 2013. Arctic Biodiversity Assessment. Status and trends in Arctic biodiversity. Conservati-on of Arctic Flora and Fauna, Akureyri: 557 pp.

Stewart REA, Born EW, Dietz R, Heide-Jørgensen MP, Rigét FF, Laidre K, Villum Jensen M, Knutsen LØ, Fossette S and Dunn JB (2013) Abundance of Atlantic walrus in western Nares Strait, Baffin Bay stock, during summer. NAMMCO Sci. Publ. doi: dx.

Stewart REA, Born EW, Dietz R, Heide-Jørgensen MP, Rigét FF, Laidre K, Villum Jensen M, Knutsen LØ, Fossette S, Dunn JB (2013) Abundance of Atlantic walrus in the Baffin Bay stock during summer. NAMMCO Scientific Publications, Special Issue on walrus, dx.

Stewart REA, Born EW, Dietz R, Heide-Jørgensen MP, Rigét FF, Laidre KL , Villum Jensen M, Knutsen LØ, Fossette S (2013) Abundance of Atlantic walrus in the North Water during summer. Walrus of the North Atlantic. Eds. Stewart REA, Kovacs K, Aquarone M. NAMMCO Scientific Publication Series, Volume 9: In Press. ISSN: 2309-2491

Alter SE, Rosenbaum HC, Postma LD, Whitridge P, Gaines C, Weber D, Egan MG, Lindsay M, Amato G, Dueck L, Brownell RL, Heide-Jørgensen MP, Laidre KL, Caccone G, Hancock BL (2012) Gene flow on ice: the role of sea ice ad whaling in shaping Holarctic genetic diversity and population differentiation in bowhead whales (Balaena mysticetus). Ecology and Evolution

Hansen RG, Heide-Jørgensen MP, Laidre KL (2012) Recent abundance estimates of bowhead whales in Isabella Bay, Canada. Journal of Cetacean Research Management 12(3): 317-319

Heide-Jørgensen MP, Laidre KL, Hansen RG, Burt ML, Simon M, Borchers DL, Hansen J, Harding K, Rasmussen M, Diets R, Teilmann B (2012). Rate of increase and current abundance of humpback whales in West Greenland. J. Cetacan Res. Manage. 12(1): 1–14, 2012.

Heide-Jørgensen MP, Laidre KL, Litovka D, Villum Jensen M, Grebmeier JM, Sirenko BI (2012) Identifying gray whale (Eschrichtius robustus) foraging grounds along the Chukotka Peninsula, Russia using satellite telemetry. Polar Biology 35: 1035-1045.

Heide-Jørgensen MP, Richard P, Dietz R, Laidre K (2012) A metapopulation model for Canadian and West Greenland narwhals. Animal Conservation

Laidre KL, Heide-Jørgensen MP (2012) Springtime partitioning of Disko Bay, West Greenland by Arctic and sub-Arctic baleen whales. ICES Journal of Marine Science,

Laidre KL, Heide-Jørgensen MP, Stern H, Richard P (2012) Unusual sea ice entrapments and delayed autumn ice-up timing reinforce narwhal vulnerability to climate change. Polar Biology 35(1):149-154.

Laidre Kristin L., Born Erik W., Gurarie Eliezer, Wiig Øystein, Dietz Rune and Stern Harry 2013Females roam while males patrol: divergence in breeding season movements of pack-ice polar bears (Ursus maritimus)Proc. R. Soc. B.2802012237120122371

Peacock, E, Laake J, Laidre KL, Born E, Atkinson S (2012) The utility of harvest recoveries of marked individuals to assess polar bear (Ursus maritimus) survival. Arctic

Rode KD, Peacock E, Taylor M, Stirling I, Born EW, Laidre KL, Wiig Ø (2012) A tale of two polar bear popula-tions: ice habitat, harvest, and body condition. Population Ecology 54:3-18.

Stafford KM, Laidre KL, Heide-Jørgensen MP (2012) First acoustic recordings of narwhals (Monodon mo-noceros) in winter. Marine Mammal Science 28(2): E197-E207

Wilmers CC, Estes JA, Edwards M, Laidre KL, Konar B (2012) Do trophic cascades affect the storage and flux of atmospheric carbon? An analysis of sea otters and kelp forests, Frontiers in Ecology and the Environ-ment.

Born EW, Heilmann A, Kielsen Holm L, Laidre KL. 2011. Polar bears in Northwest Greenland – An interview survey about the catch and the climate. Monographs on Greenland (Meddelelser om Grønland) Volume 351 ISBN 9788763531689. 250 pp.

Heide-Jørgensen MP, Laidre KL, Quakenbush LT, Citta JJ. 2011. The Northwest Passage opens for bowhead whales. Biology Letters

Heide-Jørgensen MP, Laidre KL, Wiig Ø, Postma L, Dueck L, Bachmann L. 2011. Large scale sexual segregation of bowhead whales. Endangered Species Research 13: 73-78.

Laidre K, Heide-Jørgensen MP, Stern H, Richard P. 2011. Unusual narwhal sea ice entrapments and delayed autumn freeze-up trends. Polar Biology

Laidre KL, Heide-Jørgensen MP. 2011. Life in the lead: Extreme densities of narwhals (Monodon monoceros) in the offshore pack ice. Marine Ecology Progress Series 423: 269-278.

Stafford K, Laidre KL, Heide-Jørgensen MP (2011) First wintertime recording of narwhals in West Greenland. Marine Mammal Science. In Press.

Wiig Ø, Heide-Jørgensen MP, Laidre KL, Garde E, Reeves RR (2011). Geographic variation in cranial morphology of narwhals (Monodon monoceros) from Greenland and the eastern Canadian Arctic. Polar Biology 35:63-71.

Wiig Ø, Heide-Jørgensen MP, Lindqvist C, Laidre KL, Postma LD, Dueck L, Palsbøll PJ, Bachmann L. 2011. Recaptures of genotyped bowhead whales (Balaena mysticetus) in Eastern Canada and West Greenland. Endangered Species Research

Heide-Jørgensen MP, Laidre KL, Borchers D, Marques TA, Stern H and Simon MJ (2010). The effect of sea ice loss on beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas) in West Greenland. Polar Research 29:198-208.

Heide-Jørgensen MP, Laidre KL, Burt ML, Borchers DL, Marques TA, Hansen RG, Rasmussen M, Fossette S, Abundance of narwhals (Monodon monoceros) on the hunting grounds in Greenland, Journal of Mammalogy, Volume 91, Issue 5, 15 October 2010, Pages 1135–1151

Heide-Jørgensen MP, Laidre KL, Simon M, Burt ML, Borchers DL and Rasmussen M (2010) Abundance of fin whales in West Greenland in 2007. Journal of Cetacean Research and Management. 11(2): 83–88

Heide-Jørgensen MP, Witting L, Laidre KL and Hansen RG (2010) Fully corrected estimates of minke whale abundance in West Greenland in 2007 Journal of Cetacean Research and Management. 11(2): 75–82

Laidre K L, Heide-Jørgensen MP, Ermold W and Steele M (2010) Narwhals document continued warming of southern Baffin Bay. Journal of Geophysical Research 115: C10049,

Laidre KL, Heide-Jørgensen MP, Heagerty P, Cossio A, Bergstrom B and Simon M (2010). Spatial associations between large baleen whales and their prey in West Greenland. Marine Ecology Progress Series 402:269-284

Laidre KL, Heide-Jørgensen MP, Logsdon ML, Delwiche L, Nielsen TG (2010) A whale of an opportunity: Examining the vertical structure of high Arctic waters using space-based ocean observations and instrumented marine predators. Marine Biology Research 6: 519-529

Buch E, Hansen B, Olsen S, Pedersen LT, Ribergaard MH, Rysgaard S, Kliem N, Mortensen J, Bendtsen J, Nielsen TG, Møller EF, Hovgaard H, Laidre K, Heide-Jørgensen MP (2009) Impacts caused by changes in the Greenland Ice Sheet. In Dorthe Dahl-Jensen The Greenland Ice Sheet in a Changing Climate, Special Edition. In: AMAP 2009. By Dahl-Jensen D, Bamber J, Bøggild CE, Buch E, Christensen JH, Dethloff K, Fahnestock M, Marshall S, Rosing M, Steffen K, Thomas R, Truffer M, van den Broeke CJ. Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP), Oslo. 115 pp.

Dietz, R., M. P. Heide-Jørgensen, P. Richard, J. Orr, K. L. Laidre, and H. C. Schmidt. 2008. Movements of narwhals (Monodon monoceros) from Admiralty Inlet monitored by satellite telemetry. Polar Biology. 31: 1295-1306.

Heide-Jørgensen, M. P., D. L. Borchers, L. Witting, M. J. Simon, K. L. Laidre,> and D. Pike. In Press. Final estimates of large whale abundance in West Greenland waters from an aerial survey in 2005. Journal of Cetacean Research and Management

Heide-Jørgensen, M. P., R. Dietz, K. L. Laidre, P. Nicklen, E. Garde, P. Richard, J. Orr. 2008. Resighting of a narwhal (Monodon monoceros) instrumented with a satellite transmitter. Arctic 61(4). 395-399.

Laidre, K. L., M. P Heide-Jørgensen, J. Nyland, A. Mosbech, and D. Boertmann. 2008. Latitudinal gradients in sea ice and primary production determine Arctic seabird colony size in Greenland. Proceedings of the Royal Society B. 275: 2695–2702,

Laidre, K.L., I. Stirling, L. Lowry, Ø. Wiig, M. P. Heide-Jørgensen, and S. Ferguson. 2008. Quantifying the sensitivity of arctic marine mammals to climate-induced habitat change. Ecological Applications 18(2): S97-S125.

Laidre, K.L., M. P. Heide-Jørgensen, and J.R. Orr. 2008. Reactions of Narwhals, Monodon Monoceros, to Killer Whale, Orcinus orca, attacks in the Eastern Canadian Arctic. . The Canadian Field-Naturalist. 120: 457-465.

Stafford, K., S. E. Moore, K. L. Laidre, and M. P. Heide-Jørgensen. 2008. Bowhead whale springtime song offshore West Greenland. J of Acoustical Society of America 124(5): 3315-3323.

Heide-Jørgensen, M. P. & K. L. Laidre. 2007. Autumn-space use patterns of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) in West Greenland. Journal of Cetacean Research and Management 9(2):121-126.

Heide-Jørgensen, M. P., K. L. Laidre, M. L. Logsdon & T. G. Nielsen 2007. Springtime coupling between phytoplankton, sea ice and sea temperature in Disko Bay, West Greenland. Progress in Oceanography 73:79-95.

Heide-Jørgensen, M.P., K. L. Laidre, D. Borchers, F. Samara & H. Stern. 2007. Increasing abundance of bowhead whales in West Greenland. Biology Letters 3: 577-580.

Heide-Jørgensen, M.P., Simon, M.J. & Laidre, K.L. 2007. Estimates of large whale abundance in Greenland waters from a ship-based survey in 2005. J. Cetacean Research and Management. 9(2): 95-104.

Laidre, K. L., M. P. Heide-Jørgensen, and T. G. Nielsen. 2007. The role of the bowhead whale as a predator in West Greenland. Marine Ecology Progress Series 346: 285-297

Laidre, K.L. & Heide-Jørgensen, M.P. 2007. Using narwhal s as oceanobserving platforms in the high Arctic. Oceanography 20(4): 18-23.

Heide-Jørgensen, M.P., H. Stern and K. Laidre. 2006. Dynamics of the sea ice edge in Davis Strait. Journal of Marine Systems in press.

Heide-Jørgensen, M.P., Laidre, K.L., Jensen, M.V., Dueck, L. and L. D. Postma, L.D. 2006. Dissolving stock discreteness with satellite tracking: Bowhead whales in Baffin Bay. Marine Mammal Science, 22(1): 34-45.

Koski, W. R.,Heide-Jørgensen M.P, Laidre K.L. 2006. Winter abundance of bowhead whales, Balaena mysticetus, in Hudson Strait in March 1981. Journal of Cetacean Research and Management 8:139-144.

Laidre K. L. and R. J. Jameson. 2006. Foraging patterns and prey selection in an increasing and expanding sea otter population. Journal of Mammalogy 87(4): 799-807.

Laidre K. L., J. A. Estes, M. T. Tinker, J. Bodkin, D. Monson, K. Schneider. 2006. Patterns of growth and body condition in sea otters from the Aleutian archipelago before and after the recent population decline. Journal of Animal Ecology 75:978-989.

Moore, S. E. and Laidre K.L 2006. Analysis of sea ice trends scaled to habitats used by bowhead whales in the western Arctic. Ecological Applications 16(3): 932-944

Hobbs, R.C., K.L. Laidre, D.J.Vos & B. A.Mahoney, 2005. Movements and area use of belugas, Delphinapterus leucas, in a subarctic Alaskan estuary. Arctic 58(4):331-340.

Laidre, K.L. & M.P.Heide-Jørgensen, 2005. Arctic sea ice trends and narwhal vulnerability. Biological Conservation 121:509-517.

Laidre, K.L. & M.P.Heide-Jørgensen, 2005. Winter feeding intensity of narwhals (Monodon monoceros).Marine Mammal Science 21(1):45-57.

Simpkins, M.A., K.L. Laidre & P.J. Heagerty, 2005. Multivariate regression of satellite-linked dive recorder data: Simultaneous analysis of all bins.Marine Mammal Science 21(2):243-259.

Heide-Jørgensen, M.P. & K. L. Laidre, 2004. Declining extent of open-water refugia for top predators in Baffin Bay and adjacent waters. AMBIO 33:488-495.

Laidre K.L., M.P.Heide-Jørgensen, M.L. Logdson, R.C. Hobbs, P.Heagerty, R.Dietz, O.A. Jørgensen & M.A.Treble, 2004. Seasonal narwhal habitat associations in the high Arctic.Marine Biology 145:821-831.

Laidre K.L., M.P.Heide-Jørgensen,O.A. Jørgensen & M.A.Treble, 2004. Deep ocean predation by a high Arctic cetacean. ICES Journal of Marine Science 61(3):430-440.

Laidre, K.L. & M.P.Heide-Jørgensen, 2004. Arctic sea ice trends: Can narwhals track changes. Biological Conservation 121:509-517.

Laidre, K.L., M.P.Heide-Jørgensen, M.L. Logdson, R.C. Hobbs, R.Dietz & G.R. VanBlaricom, 2004. Fractal analysis of narwhal space use patterns. Zoology 107:3-11.

Heide-Jørgensen, M.P., K. L. Laidre, Ø. Wiig, M.V. Jensen, L. Dueck, H.C. Schmidt & R.C. Hobbs, 2003. From Greenland to Canada in ten days: Tracks of bowhead whales, Balaena mysticetus, across Baffin Bay. Arctic 56: 21-31.

Heide-Jørgensen, M.P., P. Richard, R. Dietz, K.L. Laidre & J.Orr, 2003. An estimate of the fraction of belugas (Delphinapterus leucas) in the Canadian High Arctic that winter in West Greenland. Polar Biology 23: 318-326.

Heide-Jørgensen, M.P., R. Dietz, K. Laidre, H.C. Schmidt, P. Richard & J.Orr, 2003. The migratory behaviour of narwhals (Monodon monoceros). Canadian Journal of Zoology 81: 1298-1305.

Laidre, K.L., M.P.Heide-Jørgensen, R.Dietz, R.C. Hobbs & O.A. Jørgensen, 2003. Deep-diving by narwhals, Monodon monoceros: differences in foraging behavior between wintering areas. Marine Ecology Progress Series 261: 269-281.

Heide-Jørgensen, M.P., R. Dietz, K. Laidre & P. Richard, 2002. Autumn movements, home range and winter density of narwhals (Monodon monoceros) from Tremblay Sound, Baffin Island. Polar biology 25: 331-341.

Innes, S., M.P. Heide-Jørgensen, J. Laake, K.L. Laidre, H. Cleator, P. Richard & R.E.A. Stewart, 2002. Surveys of belugas and narwhals in the Canadian high Arctic in 1996. Scientific Publications of the North Atlantic Marine Mammal Commission Vol. 4: 169-190.

Laidre, K.L., M.P. Heide-Jørgensen & R. Dietz, 2002. Diving behaviour of narwhals (Monodon monoceros) at two coastal localities in the Canadian Arctic. Canadian Journal of Zoology 80: 624-635.

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Chambault P, Tervo OM, Garde E., Hansen RG, Blackwell SB, Williams TM, Dietz R, Albertsen CM, Laidre K, Richard P, M.-H. S. Sinding M-HS, Schmidt HC, Heide-Jørgensen MP (2019) Preliminary assessment of the impact of rising sea temperatures on narwhals NAMMCO. SC/26/NEGWG/07

Laidre KL, Born EW, Ugarte F, Dietz R, Sonne C (2018) Research on Polar Bears in Greenland, 2009–2016. 18th Working Meeting of the IUCN/ SSC Polar Bear Specialist Group, 7–11 June 2016, Anchorage, Alaska.

Heide-Jørgensen MP, Laidre KL, Fossette S, Rasmussen M, Nielsen NH, Hansen RG (2013) Abundance of walruses in Eastern Baffin Bay and Davis Strait, NAMMCO/SC/20/WWG/011

Bachmann L, Wiig Ø, Heide-Jørgensen MP, Laidre KL, Postma LD, Dueck L and Palsbøll P (2010) Genetic diversity in Eastern Canadian and Western Greenland bowhead whales (Balaena mysticetus) 6pp IWC SC/62/BRG 26

Born EW, Laidre K, Lunn N and Atkinson S (2010) Report of the Scientific Working Group to the Canada-Greenland Joint Commission on Polar Bear, May 28-31, Ilulissat, Greenland

Hansen RG, Heide-Jørgensen MP, and Laidre KL (2010) Recent abundance of bowhead whales in Isabella Bay, Canada 6pp IWC SC/62/BRG 28

Heide-Jørgensen MP and Laidre KL (2010) Satellite tracking of humpback whales in West Greenland in 2008 and 2009 – a preliminary presentation Large Whale Asssessment Working Group, Copenhagen 9-11 March

Wiig Ø, Bachmann L, Heide-Jørgensen MP, Laidre KL, Postma LD , Dueck L and Palsbøll PJ (2010) Within and between stock reidentifications of bowhead whales in Eastern Canada and West Greenland 7pp IWC SC/62/BRG 25

Born EW, DM Boertmann, MP Heide-Jørgensen, R Dietz R, L Witting, L Kyhn, S Fossette, FF Riget, KL Laidre, and F Ugarte (2009) Abundance of Atlantic Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus rosmarus) in East Greenland, NAMMCO/SC/17/WWG/07

Born EW, Ø Wiig og KL Laidre Mærkning af isbjørne i Vestgrønland, april 2009: Togtrapport. Rapport til Råstofdirektoratet og Grønlands Naturinstitut, maj 2009

Heide-Jørgensen MP and KL Laidre (2009) A proposal for the allocation of catches for narwhals in Greenland. NAMMCO/SC/16-JCNB/SWG/2009-JWG/21

Heide-Jørgensen MP and KL Laidre (2009) Feeding habits of narwhals in Scoresby Sound. NAMMCO/SC/16-JCNB/SWG/2009-JWG/5

Heide-Jørgensen MP and KL Laidre (2009) Rate of increase of narwhal populations. NAMMCO/SC/16-JCNB/SWG/2009-JWG/21B

Heide-Jørgensen MP and KL Laidre (2009) Update on satellite tracking of narwhals in Baffin Bay, NAMMCO/SC/16-JCNB/ SWG/2009-JWG/19

Heide-Jørgensen MP, EW Born, KL Laidre, S Fossette, RG Hansen, R Dietz, M Rasmussen and H Stern (2009). Abundance and trends in abundance of the Atlantic walrus (Odobenus rosmarus rosmarus) in Central West Greenland. NAMMCO/SC/17/WWG/04

Heide-Jørgensen MP, KL Laidre , ML Burt, DL Borchers, RG Hansen, M Rasmussen and S Fossette (2009) Abundance of narwhals (Monodon monoceros) in Greenland. NAMMCO/SC/16-JCNB/SWG/2009-JWG/20

Heide-Jørgensen MP, KL Laidre, D Borchers, H Stern and M Simon (2009) The effect of sea ice loss on beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas) in West Greenland. NAMMCO/SC/16-JCNB/SWG/2009-JWG/6

Heide-Jørgensen MP, KL Laidre, M Simon, M Rasmussen, ML Burt and DL Borchers (2009) Revised abundance estimates of fin whales in West Greenland in 2007. SC/M09/AWMP1

Heide-Jørgensen MP, L Witting, KL Laidre and RG Hansen (2009) Revised estimates of minke whale abundance in West Greenland in 2007. 19pp. IWC SC Madeira SC/61/AWMP4

Heide-Jørgensen MP, L Witting, KL Laidre, RG Hansen and M Rasmussen (2009) Fully corrected estimates of minke whale abundance in West Greenland in 2007. SC/M09/AWMP3

Laidre KL and MP Heide-Jørgensen (2009) Late summer and early fall movements of narwhals in Inglefield Bredning, Northwest Greenland, 2004-2008. NAMMCO/SC/16-JCNB/SWG/2009-JWG/13

Wiig, Ø, MP Heide-Jørgensen, KL Laidre, E Garde and RR Reeves (2009) Geographic variation in cranial morphology of narwhals (Monodon monoceros) from Greenland and the Eastern Canadian Arctic NAMMCO/ SC/16-JCNB/SWG/2009-JWG/16

Heide-Jørgensen, M. P. and K. L. Laidre. Fluctuating abundance of minke whales in West Greenland. IWC SC/60/AWMP5

Heide-Jørgensen, M. P. Susan E. Cosens, Larry P. Dueck, Kristin Laidre, Lianne Postma. Baffin Bay-Davis Strait and Hudson

Heide-Jørgensen, M.P., K. L. Laidre and S. Fossette. Re-analysis of a re-analysis of a Canadian bowhead survey. IWC SC/60/BRG21

Heide-Jørgensen, M.P., K. L. Laidre, Ø. Wiig, L. Bachmann, C. Lindqvist, L. Postma, L. Dueck, M. Lindsay, D. Tenkula.Segregation of sexes and plasticity in site selection of bowhead whales . SC/60/BRG19

Heide-Jørgensen, M.P., K.L. Laidre, R.G. Hansen, M. Rasmussen, M.L. Burt, D.L. Borchers, R. Dietz and J. Teilmann. Revised abundance estimates of humpback whales in West Greenland. IWC SC/60/AWMP7

Heide-Jorgensen, M.P., Simon, M.J. and Laidre, K.L. Estimates of large whale abundance in Greenland waters from a ship-based survey in 2005. IWC/SC/MO7/AWMP13

Heide-Jørgensen, M. P., Borchers, D. L., Witting, L., Simon, M. J., Laidre, K. L., Rosing-Asvid, A., Pike, D. G. 2007. Final estimates of large whale abundance in West Greenland waters from an aerial survey in 2005. IWC/SC/59/AWMP7.

Laidre, K.L., Heide-Jørgensen, M.P., & Nielsen, T.G. 2007. The role of the bowhead whale as a predator in West Greenland. SC-59-BRG25.

Heide-Jørgensen, M. P., Borchers, D. L., Witting, L., Simon, M. J., Laidre, K. L., Rosing-Asvid, A. and Pike, D. 2006. Preliminary analyses of the 2005 aerial survey (SC/58/AWMP7) of large whale abundance in West Greenland. IWC/SC/58/AWMP9.

Heide-Jørgensen, M. P., Borchers, D. L., Witting, L., Simon, M. J., Laidre, K. L., Rosing-Asvid, A. and Pike, D. 2006. Summary of an aerial survey of large whales in West Greenland in 2005. IWC/SC/58/AWMP7.

Heide-Jørgensen, M.P., Borchers, D.L., Witting, L., Simon, M.J., Laidre, K.L., Rosing-Asvid, A. and Pike, D. Preliminary analyses of the 2005 aerial survey (SC/58/AWMP7) of large whale abundance in West Greenland. IWC SC/58/AWMP9. 12pp.

Heide-Jørgensen, M.P. & K. Laidre, 2005. Video recordings of narwhal pods in Melville Bay,West Greenland. NAMMCO/SC/13-JCNB/SWG/2005-JWG/17

Heide-Jørgensen, M.P., R. Dietz, R. & K. Laidre, 2005. Metapopulation structure and hunt allocation of narwhals in Baffin Bay.NAMMCO/SC/13-JCNB/SWG/2005-JWG/16

Laidre, K. & M.P.Heide-Jørgensen, 2005. Late summer and early fall movements of narwhals in Inglefield Bredning, Northwest Greenland.NAMMCO/SC/13-JCNB/SWG/2005- JWG/12

Laidre, K. & M.P.Heide-Jørgensen, 2005. The behavior of narwhals (Monodon monoceros) before, during, and after an attack by killer whales (Orcinus orca) in the Eastern Canadian Arctic.NAMMCO/SC/13-JCNB/SWG/2005-JWG/13

Heide-Jørgensen, M.P., P. Richard, R. Dietz & K. Laidre, 2004. Metapopulation structure and hunt allocation of narwhals in Baffin Bay. NAMMCO/SC/12-JCNB/SWG/2004-JWG/20.

Laidre, K.L. & M.P.Heide-Jørgensen, 2004. Arctic sea ice trends and narwhal vulnerability. NAMMCO/SC/12-JCNB/SWG/2004-JWG/12.

Laidre, K.L. & M.P.Heide-Jørgensen, 2004. Seasonal feeding intensity of narwhals (Monodon monoceros). NAMMCO/SC/12-JCNB/SWG/2004-JWG/11.

Laidre, K.L., M.P.Heide-Jørgensen,O.A. Jørgensen & M.A.Treble, 2004. Deep-ocean predation by a high Arctic cetacean.NAMMCO/SC/12-JCNB/SWG/2004-JWG/13.

Heide-Jørgensen, M.P. & K.L. Laidre, 2001. Re-examination of the index estimates of beluga abundance off West Greenland 1981 and 1982. Working paper presented to the NAMMCO Working Group on Belugas and Narwhals, SC/9/BN/6.

Heide-Jørgensen, M.P., R. Dietz, K. Laidre, P. Richard & J. Orr, 2001. Do narwhals from Canada contribute to the harvest in West Greenland? Working paper presented to the NAMMCO Working Group on Belugas and Narwhals, SC/9/BN/8. XX pp.

Laidre, K., M.P. Heide-Jørgensen & R. Dietz, 2001. Diving behaviour of narwhals (Monodon monoceros) in the Canadian Arctic determined from Time Depth Recorders (TDRs). Working paper presented to the NAMMCO Working group on belugas and narwhals, SC/9/BN/11.