Ecological studies of the South Atlantic deep sea to inform sustainable management ...

• Main Author: Bridges, Amelia Elizabeth Henrietta
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: University of Plymouth 2022
• Subjects: Deep-sea Ecology; Marine Spatial Planning; Sustainable Management; Marine Conservation; PhD; Howell; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.24382/895; https://pearl-prod.plymouth.ac.uk/handle/10026.1/18542

Work from Chapter 3 was included in the publication: Bell et al. 2021. Life history and ecology of bluenose warehou (Hyperoglyphe antarctica, Centrolophidae) in the southern Atlantic. Frontiers in Marine Science, 8, doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.610172 Chapter 3 is published in with Frontiers in Marine Science “Working Towards a Blue Future: Promoting Sustainability, Environmental Protection and Marine Management: Examples from the UK Government Blue Belt Programme and Current International Initiatives” Research Topic: Bridges, A.E., Barnes, D.K., Bell, J.B., Ross, R.E. and Howell, K.L., 2021. Benthic assemblage composition of South Atlantic seamounts. Frontiers in Marine Science, 8, doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.660648 ... : Although deep-sea science continues to progress, the southern hemisphere represents a vast and yet understudied area, and the South Atlantic is no exception to this. However, as with other ocean basins, blue growth and the potential for expansion of new and emerging industries mean that information is required to characterise the ecology of the basin to inform sustainable management. Furthermore, novel tools will be required to assist in translating ecological knowledge into usable products that can facilitate marine spatial planning. The aims of this thesis were to contribute to our understanding of the benthic ecology of seamount and oceanic island ecosystems in the South Atlantic, and to trial new methodologies for the development of tools to facilitate sustainable management of the deep sea. The results of this thesis show that productivity and substrate hardness are both significant drivers of α-diversity on seamount and oceanic island ecosystems, manifesting in significantly higher α-diversity in ...