A regime shift in an Arctic marine ecosystem likely to become permanent (IMAGE)

GRID-Arendal

A regime shift in an Arctic marine ecosystem likely to become permanent

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Findings of unexpected large numbers of fin and humpback whales in the previously ice infested waters of East Greenland now indicate a tipping point in the marine ecosystem from one regime to another that may be irreversible.

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