Data_Sheet_1_Distribution of Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems at the South Sandwich Islands: Results From the Blue Belt Discovery Expedition 99 Deep-Water Camera Surveys.pdf
The South Sandwich Islands (SSI) are a chain of volcanic islands located to the east of the Scotia Sea, approximately 700 km south-east of South Georgia. To date, knowledge of the SSI benthic environment remains limited. In this context, the Blue Belt Programme conducted a scientific survey in the S...
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ftsmithonian:oai:figshare.com:article/14823495 2023-05-15T18:16:01+02:00 Data_Sheet_1_Distribution of Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems at the South Sandwich Islands: Results From the Blue Belt Discovery Expedition 99 Deep-Water Camera Surveys.pdf Anna-Leena Downie (6943010) Rui P. Vieira (3897583) Oliver T. Hogg (11008455) Chris Darby (11008458) 2021-06-22T14:40:04Z https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.662285.s001 unknown https://figshare.com/articles/dataset/Data_Sheet_1_Distribution_of_Vulnerable_Marine_Ecosystems_at_the_South_Sandwich_Islands_Results_From_the_Blue_Belt_Discovery_Expedition_99_Deep-Water_Camera_Surveys_pdf/14823495 doi:10.3389/fmars.2021.662285.s001 CC BY 4.0 CC-BY Oceanography Marine Biology Marine Geoscience Biological Oceanography Chemical Oceanography Physical Oceanography Marine Engineering benthic ecology marine conservation vulnerable marine ecosystems (VME) marine spatial planning Southern Ocean Dataset 2021 ftsmithonian https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.662285.s001 2021-07-01T09:16:27Z The South Sandwich Islands (SSI) are a chain of volcanic islands located to the east of the Scotia Sea, approximately 700 km south-east of South Georgia. To date, knowledge of the SSI benthic environment remains limited. In this context, the Blue Belt Programme conducted a scientific survey in the SSI Marine Protected Area (MPA) during February/March 2019 to examine the biodiversity and distribution of benthic communities and their potential vulnerability to licensed longline research fisheries. Here we report results from analysis of multibeam echosounder (MBES) data and drop camera imagery data collected in selected locations around the SSI. A total of eight vulnerable marine ecosystem (VME) indicator morphotaxa were mapped along the slopes of the SSI, showing a substantial variation in taxon composition and frequency of occurrence, both along bathymetric and latitudinal gradients. Our results suggest that VME indicator taxa are mostly restricted to waters shallower than 700 m. As such, based on our present understanding of the region’s benthic environment the MPA, as currently established, offers effective protection for the majority of the VME indicator taxa. Dataset Scotia Sea South Sandwich Islands Southern Ocean Unknown Southern Ocean Scotia Sea Sandwich Islands South Sandwich Islands South Georgia ENVELOPE(-33.000,-33.000,-56.000,-56.000) |
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Oceanography Marine Biology Marine Geoscience Biological Oceanography Chemical Oceanography Physical Oceanography Marine Engineering benthic ecology marine conservation vulnerable marine ecosystems (VME) marine spatial planning Southern Ocean Anna-Leena Downie (6943010) Rui P. Vieira (3897583) Oliver T. Hogg (11008455) Chris Darby (11008458) Data_Sheet_1_Distribution of Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems at the South Sandwich Islands: Results From the Blue Belt Discovery Expedition 99 Deep-Water Camera Surveys.pdf |
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The South Sandwich Islands (SSI) are a chain of volcanic islands located to the east of the Scotia Sea, approximately 700 km south-east of South Georgia. To date, knowledge of the SSI benthic environment remains limited. In this context, the Blue Belt Programme conducted a scientific survey in the SSI Marine Protected Area (MPA) during February/March 2019 to examine the biodiversity and distribution of benthic communities and their potential vulnerability to licensed longline research fisheries. Here we report results from analysis of multibeam echosounder (MBES) data and drop camera imagery data collected in selected locations around the SSI. A total of eight vulnerable marine ecosystem (VME) indicator morphotaxa were mapped along the slopes of the SSI, showing a substantial variation in taxon composition and frequency of occurrence, both along bathymetric and latitudinal gradients. Our results suggest that VME indicator taxa are mostly restricted to waters shallower than 700 m. As such, based on our present understanding of the region’s benthic environment the MPA, as currently established, offers effective protection for the majority of the VME indicator taxa. |
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Anna-Leena Downie (6943010) Rui P. Vieira (3897583) Oliver T. Hogg (11008455) Chris Darby (11008458) |
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Anna-Leena Downie (6943010) Rui P. Vieira (3897583) Oliver T. Hogg (11008455) Chris Darby (11008458) |
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Anna-Leena Downie (6943010) |
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Data_Sheet_1_Distribution of Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems at the South Sandwich Islands: Results From the Blue Belt Discovery Expedition 99 Deep-Water Camera Surveys.pdf |
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Data_Sheet_1_Distribution of Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems at the South Sandwich Islands: Results From the Blue Belt Discovery Expedition 99 Deep-Water Camera Surveys.pdf |
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Data_Sheet_1_Distribution of Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems at the South Sandwich Islands: Results From the Blue Belt Discovery Expedition 99 Deep-Water Camera Surveys.pdf |
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Data_Sheet_1_Distribution of Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems at the South Sandwich Islands: Results From the Blue Belt Discovery Expedition 99 Deep-Water Camera Surveys.pdf |
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Data_Sheet_1_Distribution of Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems at the South Sandwich Islands: Results From the Blue Belt Discovery Expedition 99 Deep-Water Camera Surveys.pdf |
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data_sheet_1_distribution of vulnerable marine ecosystems at the south sandwich islands: results from the blue belt discovery expedition 99 deep-water camera surveys.pdf |
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Southern Ocean Scotia Sea Sandwich Islands South Sandwich Islands South Georgia |
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Southern Ocean Scotia Sea Sandwich Islands South Sandwich Islands South Georgia |
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Scotia Sea South Sandwich Islands Southern Ocean |
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Scotia Sea South Sandwich Islands Southern Ocean |
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