New marine top predators in Denmark - indicators of climate change?
Climate change can affect whale species in different ways depending on their ecology. In recent years, several species of toothed whales colonized Danish waters. The reason of their increased presence in Danish waters is unknown, and the possible consequences of further colonization by these and other top marine predators are unstudied.
In this project, using cutting-edge, multidisciplinary methods of research, we plan to investigate the ecology and behavior of top marine predators that have recently colonized Danish waters in order to identify whether their increased presence is caused by climate change, and how can they affect local ecosystems.
SDU researchers
- Olga Filatova, Postdoc, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science. filatova@biology.sdu.dk
- Magnus Wahlberg, Associate Professor, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science. magnus@biology.sdu.dk
- Ulrik Pagh Schultz Lundquist, Professor and Head of SDU UAS Centre, Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller Institute, Faculty of Engineering. ups@mmmi.sdu.dk
- Henrik Skov Midtiby, Associate Professor, Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller Institute, Faculty of Engineering. hemi@mmmi.sdu.dk