Namuncurá Marine Protected Area: an oceanic hot spot of benthic biodiversity at Burdwood Bank, Argentina

The first open-sea (non-coastal) Marine Protected Area (MPA) in Argentina was created in 2013 (and named “Namuncurá”), at Burdwood Bank, an undersea plateau located about 200 km south from Malvinas/Falkland Islands, SW Atlantic Ocean. This contribution represents the most recent and complete checkli...

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Published in:Polar Biology
Main Authors: Schejter, Laura, Rimondino, Clara Mariana, Chiesa, Ignacio Luis, Díaz de Astarloa, Juan Martín, Doti, Brenda Lía, Elias, Rodolfo, Escolar, Mariana, Genzano, Gabriel Nestor, López Gappa, Juan José, Tatian, Marcos, Zelaya, Diego Gabriel, Cristobo, Javier, Perez, Carlos D., Cordeiro, Ralf T., Bremec, Claudia Silvia
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Springer
Subjects:
BENTHIC COMMUNITIES
CONSERVATION
NEW MARINE PROTECTED AREA
SW ATLANTIC OCEAN
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
Argentina
Burdwood Bank
Polar Biology
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/54049

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