Using globally threatened pelagic birds to identify priority sites for marine conservation in the South Atlantic Ocean

• Published in: Biological Conservation
• Main Authors: Dias, Maria P., Oppel, Steffen, Bond, Alexander L., Carneiro, Ana P. B., Cuthbert, Richard J., González-Solís, Jacob, Wanless, Ross M., Glass, Trevor, Lascelles, Ben, Small, Cleo, Phillips, Richard A., Ryan, Peter G.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V. 2017
• Subjects: Ocells; Atlàntic; Oceà; Ecologia marina; Birds; Atlantic Ocean; Marine ecology; Tristan; South Atlantic Ocean
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2445/127782

The Convention on Biological Diversity aspires to designate 10% of the global oceans as Marine Protected Areas (MPAs), but so far, few MPAs protect pelagic species in the high seas. Transparent scientific approaches are needed to ensure that these encompass areas with high biodiversity value. Here w...