Network analysis of submarine canyon seascape : implications for planning and biodiversity management
Submarine canyons are complex and heterogeneous geomorphologic structures highly relevant for the biodiversity and productivity of continental margins. These marine ecosystems play a key role providing invaluable goods and services for human well-being but are also increasingly subjected to the effe...
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ftria:oai:ria.ua.pt:10773/27619 2023-05-15T17:08:48+02:00 Network analysis of submarine canyon seascape : implications for planning and biodiversity management Análise de redes da paisagem submarina de canhão : implicações para o planeamento e gestão da biodiversidade Matos, Fábio Emanuel Lopes de Cunha, Marina Company Claret, Joan Baptista 2020-11-09 http://hdl.handle.net/10773/27619 eng eng SFRH/BD/92433/2013 http://hdl.handle.net/10773/27619 openAccess https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ CC-BY Submarine canyons Lophelia pertusa Network analyis Knowledge mapping Conservation Potential connectivity doctoralThesis 2020 ftria 2022-05-25T18:38:02Z Submarine canyons are complex and heterogeneous geomorphologic structures highly relevant for the biodiversity and productivity of continental margins. These marine ecosystems play a key role providing invaluable goods and services for human well-being but are also increasingly subjected to the effects of anthropogenic pressure and climate change. The natural isolation of canyons may act synergistically with these changes with implications for population connectivity and the maintenance of biodiversity. The understanding of the causes and ecological consequences of such changes requires holistic and interdisciplinary approaches. I mapped the landscape of submarine canyon research based on a comprehensive bibliographic data set and using data mining techniques and network analysis. The existing knowledge clusters, historical trends, emergent topics and knowledge gaps in canyon research were identified and characterized. Topics such as “Geology & Geophysics”, “Oceanographic Processes” and “Biology & Ecology” were among the most studied while, for instance, “Biogeochemistry” and ecological modelling were among the less explored. Topics regarding anthropogenic impacts and climate-driven processes were only detected on publication of the last decade. The knowledge network reflects a latent interdisciplinarity in canyon research that developed mostly in the new millennium, supported by a well implemented and international collaboration network. The research efforts have been mainly directed towards only a few canyon systems and a thematic bias was identified, with specific topics addressed preferentially in particular canyons. This spatial and thematic bias, together with the paucity of truly inter-disciplinary studies, may be the most important limitation to the integrated knowledge and development of canyon research and hinders a global, more comprehensive understanding of canyon patterns and processes. The scientific landscape mapping and the complementary results are made available online as an open and ... Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis Lophelia pertusa Repositório Institucional da Universidade de Aveiro (RIA) |
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Submarine canyons are complex and heterogeneous geomorphologic structures highly relevant for the biodiversity and productivity of continental margins. These marine ecosystems play a key role providing invaluable goods and services for human well-being but are also increasingly subjected to the effects of anthropogenic pressure and climate change. The natural isolation of canyons may act synergistically with these changes with implications for population connectivity and the maintenance of biodiversity. The understanding of the causes and ecological consequences of such changes requires holistic and interdisciplinary approaches. I mapped the landscape of submarine canyon research based on a comprehensive bibliographic data set and using data mining techniques and network analysis. The existing knowledge clusters, historical trends, emergent topics and knowledge gaps in canyon research were identified and characterized. Topics such as “Geology & Geophysics”, “Oceanographic Processes” and “Biology & Ecology” were among the most studied while, for instance, “Biogeochemistry” and ecological modelling were among the less explored. Topics regarding anthropogenic impacts and climate-driven processes were only detected on publication of the last decade. The knowledge network reflects a latent interdisciplinarity in canyon research that developed mostly in the new millennium, supported by a well implemented and international collaboration network. The research efforts have been mainly directed towards only a few canyon systems and a thematic bias was identified, with specific topics addressed preferentially in particular canyons. This spatial and thematic bias, together with the paucity of truly inter-disciplinary studies, may be the most important limitation to the integrated knowledge and development of canyon research and hinders a global, more comprehensive understanding of canyon patterns and processes. The scientific landscape mapping and the complementary results are made available online as an open and ... |
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Network analysis of submarine canyon seascape : implications for planning and biodiversity management |
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