Policy Brief - Recognising connectivity and climate change impacts as essential elements for an effective North Atlantic MPA network
• MPAs can be effective tools for deep-sea ecosystem protection but their effectiveness to counter the impacts of human activities is likely compromised by climate change and ocean acidification. • Maintaining the natural linkage between marine habitats is crucial to healthy marine ecosystems. • Eff...
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Zenodo
2019
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Online Access: | https://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3275208 https://zenodo.org/record/3275208 |
Summary: | • MPAs can be effective tools for deep-sea ecosystem protection but their effectiveness to counter the impacts of human activities is likely compromised by climate change and ocean acidification. • Maintaining the natural linkage between marine habitats is crucial to healthy marine ecosystems. • Effectiveness should be considered in the context of MPA networks and connectivity. • Area-based planning and management tools in the North Atlantic Ocean’s Area Beyond National Jurisdiction already show a need for climate proofing. • The EU-funded Horizon2020 ATLAS project is linking deep-sea connectivity, bioregions and physical parameters. • Practical implications for the planning of MPA networks include the need to recognise marine exploited areas and deep-sea areas where biodiversity may be more resilient to climate change. |
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