Use of top predators to determine important areas for biodiversity : comparison of different methods to highlight "hotspots"

• Main Author: Thiers, Laurie
• Other Authors: Centre d'Études Biologiques de Chizé - UMR 7372 (CEBC), Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)-La Rochelle Université (ULR)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Université de La Rochelle, Vincent Ridoux, Henri Weimerskirch
• Format: Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis
• Language: French
• Published: HAL CCSD 2014
• Subjects: Biodiversity hotspot; French Southern Territories; Marine top predators; Telemetry; At-sea observations; Habitat modelling; Spatial analysis; Conservation; Fisheries; ‘hotspot’ de biodiversité; Terres Australes et Antarctiques Françaises; Prédateurs marins supérieurs; Télémétrie; Observations en mer; Modèles d’habitat; Analyse spatiale; Pêcheries; [SDV.SA]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Agricultural sciences; Rendu; Antarc*; Antarctique*
• Online Access: https://theses.hal.science/tel-01245419; https://theses.hal.science/tel-01245419/document; https://theses.hal.science/tel-01245419/file/2014Thiers5875.pdf

The numerous threats that marine environment face, coupled with the evidence for a global biodiversity loss during last decades have lead to an increasing need for setting up conservation measures. Particularly, delimiting Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) within the French Southern Territories, which a...