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Diving Under the Arctic Sea Ice
Eider ducks feeding at the Belcher Islands, Nunavut

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 Eider Research SiteOriginal 2002 Underwater Sequence
 People of a Feather Film ProjectJoel Heath



Important info for researchers [-]
This clip, filmed in March 2009, is a compilation of footage from our new HD underwater monitoring system .

It portrays a different oceanographic and ecological situation than the original underwater footage from 2002, which is referenced in several publications. Please view the uneditied 2002 footage if you are viewing this in reference to that literature. Notable differences include depth profile, dive angle, passive/active ascent, prey abundance and composition, and oceanographic context.

The scenario depicted here and its importance to winter population structure of eiders will be formally described in forthcoming research.