A blueprint for securing Brazil's marine biodiversity and supporting the achievement of global conservation goals

• Main Authors: Magris, Rafael A., Costa, Micheli D. P., Ferreira, Carlos E. L., Vilar, Ciro C., Joyeux, Jean-Christophe, Creed, Joel C., Copertino, Margareth S., Horta, Paulo, Sumida, Paulo Y. G., Francini-Filho, Ronaldo, Floeter, Sergio R.
• Format: Dataset
• Language: English
• Published: Dryad 2020
• Subjects: Conservation prioritisation; conservation planning; Ecosystem-based Management; protected areas; Brazilian coast; Threatened species; cumulative impact assessment; Spatial planning; Threat mapping; Lanes; Rocas; Lophelia pertusa; Ocean acidification
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.5061/dryad.xsj3tx9d1; http://datadryad.org/stash/dataset/doi:10.5061/dryad.xsj3tx9d1

Aim: As a step towards providing support for an ecological approach to strengthening marine protected areas (MPAs) and meeting international commitments, this study combines cumulative impact assessment and conservation planning approach to undertake a large-scale spatial prioritisation. Location: E...