Recommendations for best practice in deep-sea habitat classification: Bullimore et al. as a case study.
We assert that the reef framework-forming coral, Solenosmilia variabilis Duncan, 1873, is sometimes incorrectly recorded as another coral, Lophelia pertusa (Linnaeus, 1758) in surveys of deep-sea habitat (e.g. Bullimore, R., Foster, N., and Howell, K. 2013. Coral-characterized benthic assemblages of...
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ftdatacite:10.25607/obp-317 2023-05-15T17:08:39+02:00 Recommendations for best practice in deep-sea habitat classification: Bullimore et al. as a case study. Henry, Lea-Anne Roberts, J. Murray 2014 pp.895-898 https://dx.doi.org/10.25607/obp-317 https://www.oceanbestpractices.net/handle/11329/760 unknown UNESCO/IOC Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial 4.0 International Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode cc-by-nc-4.0 CC-BY-NC Cold-water corals Coral gardens Lophelia pertusa Solenosmilia variabilis Taxonomy Parameter DisciplineBiological oceanographyBiota abundance, biomass and diversity CreativeWork article 2014 ftdatacite https://doi.org/10.25607/obp-317 2021-11-05T12:55:41Z We assert that the reef framework-forming coral, Solenosmilia variabilis Duncan, 1873, is sometimes incorrectly recorded as another coral, Lophelia pertusa (Linnaeus, 1758) in surveys of deep-sea habitat (e.g. Bullimore, R., Foster, N., and Howell, K. 2013. Coral-characterized benthic assemblages of the deep Northeast Atlantic: defining “Coral Gardens” to support future habitat mapping efforts. ICES Journal of Marine Science, 70: 511–522). Accurate species lists are critical for developing robust deep-sea habitat classification schemes that allow us to map the distribution of different vulnerable marine ecosystems (VMEs) and predict their occurrences under future climate change scenarios, both of which help prioritize areas for marine protected areas. We recommend that the survey reported by Bullimore et al. (2013), as well as analogous surveys, consider the likelihood of Solenosmilia having been misidentified, and revise their data if necessary. We also make two further recommendations for best practice in deep-sea habitat classification using Bullimore et al. (2013) as a case study. Preferably, physical specimens should be obtained during deep-sea surveys. However, in the absence of identifications confirmed with specimens, image-based analyses of deep-sea communities can be achieved with high confidence when (i) independent validation is provided by senior taxonomic specialists in taxa that are indicators of VMEs, such as cold-water coral reefs, coral gardens, sponge grounds, cold seeps and xenophyophore fields; and (ii) stronger consideration is given to methods in classical taxonomy, the chemical oceanographic setting and community ecology. Article in Journal/Newspaper Lophelia pertusa Northeast Atlantic DataCite Metadata Store (German National Library of Science and Technology) Howell ENVELOPE(-99.050,-99.050,-72.233,-72.233) |
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We assert that the reef framework-forming coral, Solenosmilia variabilis Duncan, 1873, is sometimes incorrectly recorded as another coral, Lophelia pertusa (Linnaeus, 1758) in surveys of deep-sea habitat (e.g. Bullimore, R., Foster, N., and Howell, K. 2013. Coral-characterized benthic assemblages of the deep Northeast Atlantic: defining “Coral Gardens” to support future habitat mapping efforts. ICES Journal of Marine Science, 70: 511–522). Accurate species lists are critical for developing robust deep-sea habitat classification schemes that allow us to map the distribution of different vulnerable marine ecosystems (VMEs) and predict their occurrences under future climate change scenarios, both of which help prioritize areas for marine protected areas. We recommend that the survey reported by Bullimore et al. (2013), as well as analogous surveys, consider the likelihood of Solenosmilia having been misidentified, and revise their data if necessary. We also make two further recommendations for best practice in deep-sea habitat classification using Bullimore et al. (2013) as a case study. Preferably, physical specimens should be obtained during deep-sea surveys. However, in the absence of identifications confirmed with specimens, image-based analyses of deep-sea communities can be achieved with high confidence when (i) independent validation is provided by senior taxonomic specialists in taxa that are indicators of VMEs, such as cold-water coral reefs, coral gardens, sponge grounds, cold seeps and xenophyophore fields; and (ii) stronger consideration is given to methods in classical taxonomy, the chemical oceanographic setting and community ecology. |
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Recommendations for best practice in deep-sea habitat classification: Bullimore et al. as a case study. |
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Recommendations for best practice in deep-sea habitat classification: Bullimore et al. as a case study. |
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Recommendations for best practice in deep-sea habitat classification: Bullimore et al. as a case study. |
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Recommendations for best practice in deep-sea habitat classification: Bullimore et al. as a case study. |
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Recommendations for best practice in deep-sea habitat classification: Bullimore et al. as a case study. |
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recommendations for best practice in deep-sea habitat classification: bullimore et al. as a case study. |
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https://dx.doi.org/10.25607/obp-317 https://www.oceanbestpractices.net/handle/11329/760 |
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