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2011 Marine trends

This table identifies the figures and graphs displayed in the ASTI Marine 2011 report. Click to download high resolution image.

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Figure 1 Data coverage by taxonomic class.	Marine Figure 1
Figure 2 Index of abundance for 323 Arctic vertebrate species (890 populations), from 1970 to 2007.	Marine Figure 2
Figure 3 Index of abundance for Arctic vertebrate species from 1970 to 2007 grouped by high, low and sub Arctic.	Marine Figure 3
Figure 4 Spatial distribution of marine population data collected	Marine Figure 4
Figure 5 Indices of abundance for Arctic vertebrate species, grouped by marine and terrestrial species, 1970 to 2005	Marine Figure 5
Figure 6 Indices of abundance by taxonomic class, 1970 to 2005.	Marine Figure 6
Figure 7 Effects of the removal of each class on the marine indices of abundance weighted at the species level.	Marine Figure 7
Figure 8 Indices of abundance by ocean region, 1970 to 2005.	Marine Figure 8
Figure 9 Box plot showing the median annual rate of change of fish species in each oceanic region from 1970 to 2005	Marine Figure 9
Figure 10 Indices of abundance for marine populations showing the effect of removing the Bering Sea and Aleutian Island populations.	Marine Figure 10
Figure 11 Indices of abundance for marine populations from the Bering Sea and Aleutian Island region (BSAI) for birds, fishes and mammals	Marine Figure 11
Figure 12 Known status of individual populations for nine ice associated marine species.	Marine Figure 12
Figure 13 Indices of abundance for benthic, pelagic, and benthopelagic fish species from 1970 to 2005	Marine Figure 13
Figure 14 Comparison of the three year running average for the pelagic fish index and the Arctic Oscillation	Marine Figure 14
Figure 15 Comparison of estimated herring population size in the Bristol Bay area and the sea ice extent in the East Bering Sea	Marine Figure 15
Figure 16 Box plot showing median rate of change by trophic level for parasites and for primary, secondary, and tertiary consumers	Marine Figure 16
Figure 17 Trends in abundance indices for species of piscivorous and planktivorous birds and fishes from 1970 to 2005	Marine Figure 17
Figure 18 Indices of abundance for populations by threat classification from 1970 to 2005	Marine Figure 18
Figure 19 Box plot showing the median rates of change of bird populations for which a threat is identified , grouped by primary threat, 1970 to 2005.	Marine Figure 19
Figure 20 Indices of abundance for protected and unprotected bird populations from 1970 to 2005.	Marine Figure 20

2011 Spatial trends

This table identifies the figures and maps displayed in the ASTI Spatial 2011 report. Click to download high resolution image.

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Figure 1 Percent of locations with increasing or stable populations by decade, 1951 to 2010	Spatial Figure 1
Figure 2 Distribution of population time series data across the Arctic, 1951 to 2010	Spatial Figure 2
Figure 3 Spatial distribution of population trends in the ASTI data set, for all populations (birds, mammals, amphibians, fish), 1951 to 2010	Spatial Figure 3
Figure 4 Spatial distribution of bird population trends in the ASTI data set, 1951 to 2010	Spatial Figure 4
Figure 5 Spatial distribution of mammal population trends in the ASTI data set, 1951 to 2010	Spatial Figure 5
Figure 6 Spatial distribution of fish population trends in the ASTI data set, 1951 to 2010	Spatial Figure 6
Figure 7 Quality of time series data across the Arctic by time series length, 1951 to 2010	Spatial Figure 7
Figure 8 Quality of time series data across the Arctic by number of points in time series, 1951 to 2010	Spatial Figure 8
Figure 9 Quality of time series data across the Arctic in terms of time series fullness, 1951 to 2010	Spatial Figure 9
Figure 10. Population trends and data coverage over time, summarised by decade, 1951 to 2010 A: 1951-1960 B: 1961-1970 C: 1971-1980 D: 1981-1990 E: 1991-2000 F: 2001-2010	Spatial Figure 10 F
Figure 11. Data availability over time, summarised by decade, 1951 to 2010 A: 1951-1960 B: 1961-1970 C: 1971-1980 D: 1981-1990 E: 1991-2000 F: 2001-2010	Spatial Figure 11 F
Figure 12 Changes in human population density and vertebrate population trends, 1951 to 2010	Spatial Figure 12
Figure 13 Comparison of observed (A) and predicted (B) population trends expressed as average rates of change, for terrestrial data only Figure 13 A Figure 13 B	Spatial Figure 13 B
Figure 14 Prediction error of GWR predictive model (predicted minus observed value) for terrestrial data only	Spatial Figure 14

2010 Sample Populations

This table identifies the trends graphs for sample populations displayed in the ASTI 2010 report


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Arctic Hare (Lepus timidus)	Arctic hare / Photo: Carsten Egevang, ARC-PIC.com
Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula artica)	Atlantic Puffin / Photo: Mark Marissink
Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar)	Atlantic Salmon / Photo: Peter Steenstra, USFWS
Bowhead Whale (Balaena mysticetus)	Bowhead whale/ Photo: Mocklin
Brown Bear (Ursus arctos)	Brown bear /Photo: Karen Laubenstein, USFWS
Chum Salmon (Oncorhynchus keta)	Chum salmon / Photo: NOAA
Pollock (Pollachius virens)	Pollock / Photo: NOAA
White-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla)	White tailed eagle / Photo: Dmgultekin licensed under Creative Commons
Wolverine (Gulo gulo)	Wolverine / Photo: Karin Jonsson, licensed under Creative Commons

2010 Trends

This table identifies the trends graphs displayed in the ASTI 2010 report.


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Figure 16 Global Living Planet Index (LPI) disaggregated into temperate and tropical indices and the Arctic Species Trend Index	Figure 16
Figure 15 Index of all bird species disaggregated into indices of migrant and non-migrant bird populations	Figure 15
Figure 14 Index of all terrestrial birds disaggregated into an index without goose species and an index of goose species alone	Figure 14
Figure 13 Index of all bird species disaggregated into indices of freshwater, marine and terrestrial birds	Figure 13
Figure 12 Index of ASTI species disaggregated by taxonomic class	Figure 12
Figure 11 Indices for all Caribou (Rangifer tarandus) populations, disaggregated into North American and European populations	Figure 11
Figure 10 Indices of all herbivore species and all herbivores, excluding the waterbird species	Figure 10
Figure 9 Overall index of marine species and index of north Pacific Ocean species	Figure 9
Figure 8 Index of terrestrial species disaggregated by Arctic boundary	Figure 8
Figure 7 Population Trends in western Hudson Bay Polar Bears (Ursus maritimus)	Figure 7
Figure 6 Trends in Arctic summer sea-ice extent	Figure 6
Figure 5 Arctic Species Trend Index disaggregated into High, Low and Sub Arctic regions	Figure 5
Figure 4 Arctic Species Trend Index with confidence intervals and sample size	Figure 4
Figure 2 Data coverage by taxonomic class
Figure 1 Arctic boundaries and ASTI locations	asti locations

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2011 Marine trends

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2010 Sample Populations

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