Combining Distribution and Dispersal Models to Identify a Particularly Vulnerable Marine Ecosystem

• Published in: Frontiers in Marine Science
• Main Authors: Rebecca E. Ross, Edward J. G. Wort, Kerry L. Howell
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019
• Subjects: Pheronema carpenteri; deep sea sponge aggregations; dispersal model; habitat suitability model; vulnerable marine ecosystem; connectivity; Science; Q; General. Including nature conservation; geographical distribution; QH1-199.5; Hatton-Rockall Basin; North Atlantic
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2019.00574; https://doaj.org/article/cfffad744c2d43c3b24843d5e5c9a9fb

Habitat suitability models are being used worldwide to help map and manage marine areas of conservation importance and scientific interest. With groundtruthing, these models may be found to successfully predict patches of occurrence, but whether all patches are part of a larger interbreeding metapop...