Tracking of marine predators to protect Southern Ocean ecosystems
Southern Ocean ecosystems are under pressure from resource exploitation and climate change1,2. Mitigation requires the identification and protection of Areas of Ecological Significance (AESs), which have so far not been determined at the ocean-basin scale. Here, using assemblage-level tracking of ma...
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ftuglasgow:oai:eprints.gla.ac.uk:210768 2023-05-15T14:00:19+02:00 Tracking of marine predators to protect Southern Ocean ecosystems Hindell, Mark A. Reisinger, Ryan R. Ropert-Coudert, Yan Hückstädt, Luis A. Trathan, Philip N. Bornemann, Horst Charrassin, Jean-Benoît Chown, Steven L. Costa, Daniel P. Danis, Bruno Lea, Mary-Anne Thompson, David Torres, Leigh G. Van de Putte, Anton P. Alderman, Rachael Andrews-Goff, Virginia Arthur, Ben Ballard, Grant Bengtson, John Bester, Marthán N. Blix, Arnoldus Schytte Boehme, Lars Bost, Charles-André Boveng, Peter Cleeland, Jaimie Constantine, Rochelle Corney, Stuart Crawford, Robert J.M. Dalla Rosa, Luciano de Bruyn, P.J. Nico Delord, Karine Descamps, Sébastien Double, Mike Emmerson, Louise Fedak, Mike Friedlaender, Ari Gales, Nick Goebel, Mike Goetz, Kimberly T. Guinet, Christophe Goldsworthy, Simon D. Harcourt, Rob Hinke, Jefferson T. Jerosch, Kerstin Kato, Akiko Kerry, Knowles R. Kirkwood, Roger Kooyman, Gerald L. Kovacs, Kit M. Lawton, Kieran 2020-03-18 text https://eprints.gla.ac.uk/210768/ https://eprints.gla.ac.uk/210768/7/210768.pdf en eng Nature Research https://eprints.gla.ac.uk/210768/7/210768.pdf Hindell, M. A. et al. (2020) Tracking of marine predators to protect Southern Ocean ecosystems. Nature <https://eprints.gla.ac.uk/view/journal_volume/Nature.html>, 580, pp. 87-92. (doi:10.1038/s41586-020-2126-y <https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-020-2126-y>) (PMID:32238927) Articles PeerReviewed 2020 ftuglasgow https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-020-2126-y 2022-09-22T22:15:49Z Southern Ocean ecosystems are under pressure from resource exploitation and climate change1,2. Mitigation requires the identification and protection of Areas of Ecological Significance (AESs), which have so far not been determined at the ocean-basin scale. Here, using assemblage-level tracking of marine predators, we identify AESs for this globally important region and assess current threats and protection levels. Integration of more than 4,000 tracks from 17 bird and mammal species reveals AESs around sub-Antarctic islands in the Atlantic and Indian Oceans and over the Antarctic continental shelf. Fishing pressure is disproportionately concentrated inside AESs, and climate change over the next century is predicted to impose pressure on these areas, particularly around the Antarctic continent. At present, 7.1% of the ocean south of 40°S is under formal protection, including 29% of the total AESs. The establishment and regular revision of networks of protection that encompass AESs are needed to provide long-term mitigation of growing pressures on Southern Ocean ecosystems. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Southern Ocean University of Glasgow: Enlighten - Publications Antarctic Indian Southern Ocean The Antarctic Nature 580 7801 87 92 |
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Southern Ocean ecosystems are under pressure from resource exploitation and climate change1,2. Mitigation requires the identification and protection of Areas of Ecological Significance (AESs), which have so far not been determined at the ocean-basin scale. Here, using assemblage-level tracking of marine predators, we identify AESs for this globally important region and assess current threats and protection levels. Integration of more than 4,000 tracks from 17 bird and mammal species reveals AESs around sub-Antarctic islands in the Atlantic and Indian Oceans and over the Antarctic continental shelf. Fishing pressure is disproportionately concentrated inside AESs, and climate change over the next century is predicted to impose pressure on these areas, particularly around the Antarctic continent. At present, 7.1% of the ocean south of 40°S is under formal protection, including 29% of the total AESs. The establishment and regular revision of networks of protection that encompass AESs are needed to provide long-term mitigation of growing pressures on Southern Ocean ecosystems. |
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Hindell, Mark A. Reisinger, Ryan R. Ropert-Coudert, Yan Hückstädt, Luis A. Trathan, Philip N. Bornemann, Horst Charrassin, Jean-Benoît Chown, Steven L. Costa, Daniel P. Danis, Bruno Lea, Mary-Anne Thompson, David Torres, Leigh G. Van de Putte, Anton P. Alderman, Rachael Andrews-Goff, Virginia Arthur, Ben Ballard, Grant Bengtson, John Bester, Marthán N. Blix, Arnoldus Schytte Boehme, Lars Bost, Charles-André Boveng, Peter Cleeland, Jaimie Constantine, Rochelle Corney, Stuart Crawford, Robert J.M. Dalla Rosa, Luciano de Bruyn, P.J. Nico Delord, Karine Descamps, Sébastien Double, Mike Emmerson, Louise Fedak, Mike Friedlaender, Ari Gales, Nick Goebel, Mike Goetz, Kimberly T. Guinet, Christophe Goldsworthy, Simon D. Harcourt, Rob Hinke, Jefferson T. Jerosch, Kerstin Kato, Akiko Kerry, Knowles R. Kirkwood, Roger Kooyman, Gerald L. Kovacs, Kit M. Lawton, Kieran |
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Hindell, Mark A. Reisinger, Ryan R. Ropert-Coudert, Yan Hückstädt, Luis A. Trathan, Philip N. Bornemann, Horst Charrassin, Jean-Benoît Chown, Steven L. Costa, Daniel P. Danis, Bruno Lea, Mary-Anne Thompson, David Torres, Leigh G. Van de Putte, Anton P. Alderman, Rachael Andrews-Goff, Virginia Arthur, Ben Ballard, Grant Bengtson, John Bester, Marthán N. Blix, Arnoldus Schytte Boehme, Lars Bost, Charles-André Boveng, Peter Cleeland, Jaimie Constantine, Rochelle Corney, Stuart Crawford, Robert J.M. Dalla Rosa, Luciano de Bruyn, P.J. Nico Delord, Karine Descamps, Sébastien Double, Mike Emmerson, Louise Fedak, Mike Friedlaender, Ari Gales, Nick Goebel, Mike Goetz, Kimberly T. Guinet, Christophe Goldsworthy, Simon D. Harcourt, Rob Hinke, Jefferson T. Jerosch, Kerstin Kato, Akiko Kerry, Knowles R. Kirkwood, Roger Kooyman, Gerald L. Kovacs, Kit M. Lawton, Kieran Tracking of marine predators to protect Southern Ocean ecosystems |
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Hindell, Mark A. Reisinger, Ryan R. Ropert-Coudert, Yan Hückstädt, Luis A. Trathan, Philip N. Bornemann, Horst Charrassin, Jean-Benoît Chown, Steven L. Costa, Daniel P. Danis, Bruno Lea, Mary-Anne Thompson, David Torres, Leigh G. Van de Putte, Anton P. Alderman, Rachael Andrews-Goff, Virginia Arthur, Ben Ballard, Grant Bengtson, John Bester, Marthán N. Blix, Arnoldus Schytte Boehme, Lars Bost, Charles-André Boveng, Peter Cleeland, Jaimie Constantine, Rochelle Corney, Stuart Crawford, Robert J.M. Dalla Rosa, Luciano de Bruyn, P.J. Nico Delord, Karine Descamps, Sébastien Double, Mike Emmerson, Louise Fedak, Mike Friedlaender, Ari Gales, Nick Goebel, Mike Goetz, Kimberly T. Guinet, Christophe Goldsworthy, Simon D. Harcourt, Rob Hinke, Jefferson T. Jerosch, Kerstin Kato, Akiko Kerry, Knowles R. Kirkwood, Roger Kooyman, Gerald L. Kovacs, Kit M. Lawton, Kieran |
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Tracking of marine predators to protect Southern Ocean ecosystems |
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Tracking of marine predators to protect Southern Ocean ecosystems |
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https://eprints.gla.ac.uk/210768/7/210768.pdf Hindell, M. A. et al. (2020) Tracking of marine predators to protect Southern Ocean ecosystems. Nature <https://eprints.gla.ac.uk/view/journal_volume/Nature.html>, 580, pp. 87-92. (doi:10.1038/s41586-020-2126-y <https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-020-2126-y>) (PMID:32238927) |
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