High‐resolution habitat suitability modelling can improve conservation of vulnerable marine ecosystems in the deep sea

• Published in: Journal of Biogeography
• Main Authors: Rengstorf, Anna M., Yesson, Chris, Brown, Colin, Grehan, Anthony J.
• Other Authors: Crame, Alistair
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2013
• Subjects: Lophelia pertusa
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jbi.12123; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fjbi.12123; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/jbi.12123

Abstract Aim The distribution of vulnerable marine ecosystems in the deep sea is poorly understood. This has led to the emergence of modelling methods to predict the occurrence of suitable habitat for conservation planning in data‐sparse areas. Recent global analyses for cold‐water corals predict a...