Marine hotspots of activity inform protection of a threatened community of pelagic species in a large oceanic jurisdiction
Remote oceanic islands harbour unique biodiversity, especially of species that rely on the marine trophic resources around their breeding islands. Identifying marine areas used by such species is essential to manage and limit processes that threaten these species. The Tristan da Cunha territory in t...
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ftnerc:oai:nora.nerc.ac.uk:527368 2023-05-15T18:21:08+02:00 Marine hotspots of activity inform protection of a threatened community of pelagic species in a large oceanic jurisdiction Requena, S. Oppel, S. Bond, A. L. Hall, J. Cleeland, J. Crawford, R. J. M. Davies, D. Dilley, B. J. Glass, T. Makhado, A. Ratcliffe, N. Reid, T. A. Ronconi, R. A. Schofield, A. Steinfurth, A. Wege, M. Bester, M. Ryan, P. G. 2020-10 http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/527368/ https://zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/acv.12572 unknown Wiley Requena, S.; Oppel, S.; Bond, A. L.; Hall, J.; Cleeland, J.; Crawford, R. J. M.; Davies, D.; Dilley, B. J.; Glass, T.; Makhado, A.; Ratcliffe, N. orcid:0000-0002-3375-2431 Reid, T. A.; Ronconi, R. A.; Schofield, A.; Steinfurth, A.; Wege, M.; Bester, M.; Ryan, P. G. 2020 Marine hotspots of activity inform protection of a threatened community of pelagic species in a large oceanic jurisdiction. Animal Conservation, 23 (5). 585-596. https://doi.org/10.1111/acv.12572 <https://doi.org/10.1111/acv.12572> Publication - Article PeerReviewed 2020 ftnerc https://doi.org/10.1111/acv.12572 2023-02-04T19:50:27Z Remote oceanic islands harbour unique biodiversity, especially of species that rely on the marine trophic resources around their breeding islands. Identifying marine areas used by such species is essential to manage and limit processes that threaten these species. The Tristan da Cunha territory in the South Atlantic Ocean hosts several endemic and globally threatened seabirds, and pinnipeds; how they use the waters surrounding the islands must be considered when planning commercial activities. To inform marine management in the Tristan da Cunha Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), we identified statistically significant areas of concentrated activity by collating animal tracking data from nine seabirds and one marine mammal. We first calculated the time that breeding adults of the tracked species spent in 10 × 10 km cells within the EEZ, for each of four seasons to account for temporal variability in space use. By applying a spatial aggregation statistic over these grids for each season, we detected areas that are used more than expected by chance. Most of the activity hotspots were either within 100 km of breeding colonies or were associated with seamounts, being spatially constant across several seasons. Our simple and effective approach highlights important areas for pelagic biodiversity that will benefit conservation planning and marine management strategies. Article in Journal/Newspaper South Atlantic Ocean Natural Environment Research Council: NERC Open Research Archive Tristan ENVELOPE(140.900,140.900,-66.735,-66.735) Animal Conservation 23 5 585 596 |
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Remote oceanic islands harbour unique biodiversity, especially of species that rely on the marine trophic resources around their breeding islands. Identifying marine areas used by such species is essential to manage and limit processes that threaten these species. The Tristan da Cunha territory in the South Atlantic Ocean hosts several endemic and globally threatened seabirds, and pinnipeds; how they use the waters surrounding the islands must be considered when planning commercial activities. To inform marine management in the Tristan da Cunha Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), we identified statistically significant areas of concentrated activity by collating animal tracking data from nine seabirds and one marine mammal. We first calculated the time that breeding adults of the tracked species spent in 10 × 10 km cells within the EEZ, for each of four seasons to account for temporal variability in space use. By applying a spatial aggregation statistic over these grids for each season, we detected areas that are used more than expected by chance. Most of the activity hotspots were either within 100 km of breeding colonies or were associated with seamounts, being spatially constant across several seasons. Our simple and effective approach highlights important areas for pelagic biodiversity that will benefit conservation planning and marine management strategies. |
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Requena, S. Oppel, S. Bond, A. L. Hall, J. Cleeland, J. Crawford, R. J. M. Davies, D. Dilley, B. J. Glass, T. Makhado, A. Ratcliffe, N. Reid, T. A. Ronconi, R. A. Schofield, A. Steinfurth, A. Wege, M. Bester, M. Ryan, P. G. |
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Requena, S. Oppel, S. Bond, A. L. Hall, J. Cleeland, J. Crawford, R. J. M. Davies, D. Dilley, B. J. Glass, T. Makhado, A. Ratcliffe, N. Reid, T. A. Ronconi, R. A. Schofield, A. Steinfurth, A. Wege, M. Bester, M. Ryan, P. G. Marine hotspots of activity inform protection of a threatened community of pelagic species in a large oceanic jurisdiction |
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Requena, S. Oppel, S. Bond, A. L. Hall, J. Cleeland, J. Crawford, R. J. M. Davies, D. Dilley, B. J. Glass, T. Makhado, A. Ratcliffe, N. Reid, T. A. Ronconi, R. A. Schofield, A. Steinfurth, A. Wege, M. Bester, M. Ryan, P. G. |
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Marine hotspots of activity inform protection of a threatened community of pelagic species in a large oceanic jurisdiction |
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Marine hotspots of activity inform protection of a threatened community of pelagic species in a large oceanic jurisdiction |
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Marine hotspots of activity inform protection of a threatened community of pelagic species in a large oceanic jurisdiction |
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Marine hotspots of activity inform protection of a threatened community of pelagic species in a large oceanic jurisdiction |
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Marine hotspots of activity inform protection of a threatened community of pelagic species in a large oceanic jurisdiction |
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marine hotspots of activity inform protection of a threatened community of pelagic species in a large oceanic jurisdiction |
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Requena, S.; Oppel, S.; Bond, A. L.; Hall, J.; Cleeland, J.; Crawford, R. J. M.; Davies, D.; Dilley, B. J.; Glass, T.; Makhado, A.; Ratcliffe, N. orcid:0000-0002-3375-2431 Reid, T. A.; Ronconi, R. A.; Schofield, A.; Steinfurth, A.; Wege, M.; Bester, M.; Ryan, P. G. 2020 Marine hotspots of activity inform protection of a threatened community of pelagic species in a large oceanic jurisdiction. Animal Conservation, 23 (5). 585-596. https://doi.org/10.1111/acv.12572 <https://doi.org/10.1111/acv.12572> |
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