Putting models to a good use: a rapid assessment of Arctic seabird biodiversity indicates potential conflicts with shipping lanes and human activity

• Published in: Diversity and Distributions
• Main Authors: Humphries, Grant R. W., Huettmann, Falk
• Other Authors: Leung, Brian
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2014
• Subjects: Arctic; Norwegian Sea; Chukchi Sea; Baffin Bay; Greenland; Lanes; Arctic Basin; Arctic biodiversity; Baffin; Chukchi; Davis Strait; Greenland Sea
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ddi.12177; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fddi.12177; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/ddi.12177

Abstract Aims To use open access models of predicted seabird distribution data in the Arctic to create rapid assessment biodiversity maps for management purposes and for prioritization of conservation. Location High Arctic, North of 60° latitude. Methods The predicted distributions of 27 species of...