Tracking of marine predators to protect Southern ocean ecosystems
Southern Ocean ecosystems are under pressure from resource exploitation and climate change. Mitigation requires the identifcation and protection of Areas of Ecological Signifcance (AESs), which have so far not been determined at the ocean-basin scale. Here, using assemblage-level tracking of marine...
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ftunivpretoria:oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/80786 2023-05-15T14:05:19+02:00 Tracking of marine predators to protect Southern ocean ecosystems Hindell, Mark A. Reisinger, Ryan Rudolf Ropert-Coudert, Yan Huckstadt, Luis A. Trathan, Philip N. Bornemann, Horst Charrassin, Jean-Benoit 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, Marthan Nieuwoudt Blix, Arnoldus Schytte Boehme, Lars Bost, Charles-Andre Boveng, Peter Cleeland, Jaimie Constantine, Rochelle Corney, Stuart Crawford, Robert J.M. Dalla Rosa, Luciano De Bruyn, P.J. Nico Delord, Karine Descamps, Sebastien Double, Mike Emmerson, Louise Fedak, Mike Friedlaender, Ari Gales, Nick Goebel, Michael E. 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 2020-04 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/80786 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-020-2126-y en eng Nature Research http://hdl.handle.net/2263/80786 Hindell, M.A., Reisinger, R.R., Ropert-Coudert, Y. et al. Tracking of marine predators to protect Southern Ocean ecosystems. Nature 580, 87–92 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-020-2126-y. 0028-0836 (print) 1476-4687 (online) doi:10.1038/s41586-020-2126-y © The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Limited 2020. Southern ocean Climate change Ecosystems Tracking Marine predators Areas of ecological signifcance (AESs) Article 2020 ftunivpretoria https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-020-2126-y 2022-11-08T01:19:23Z Southern Ocean ecosystems are under pressure from resource exploitation and climate change. Mitigation requires the identifcation and protection of Areas of Ecological Signifcance (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 subAntarctic 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. http://www.nature.com/nature pm2021 Mammal Research Institute Zoology and Entomology Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Southern Ocean University of Pretoria: UPSpace Antarctic Southern Ocean The Antarctic Indian Nature 580 7801 87 92 |
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Southern ocean Climate change Ecosystems Tracking Marine predators Areas of ecological signifcance (AESs) Hindell, Mark A. Reisinger, Ryan Rudolf Ropert-Coudert, Yan Huckstadt, Luis A. Trathan, Philip N. Bornemann, Horst Charrassin, Jean-Benoit 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, Marthan Nieuwoudt Blix, Arnoldus Schytte Boehme, Lars Bost, Charles-Andre Boveng, Peter Cleeland, Jaimie Constantine, Rochelle Corney, Stuart Crawford, Robert J.M. Dalla Rosa, Luciano De Bruyn, P.J. Nico Delord, Karine Descamps, Sebastien Double, Mike Emmerson, Louise Fedak, Mike Friedlaender, Ari Gales, Nick Goebel, Michael E. 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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Southern Ocean ecosystems are under pressure from resource exploitation and climate change. Mitigation requires the identifcation and protection of Areas of Ecological Signifcance (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 subAntarctic 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. http://www.nature.com/nature pm2021 Mammal Research Institute Zoology and Entomology |
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Hindell, Mark A. Reisinger, Ryan Rudolf Ropert-Coudert, Yan Huckstadt, Luis A. Trathan, Philip N. Bornemann, Horst Charrassin, Jean-Benoit 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, Marthan Nieuwoudt Blix, Arnoldus Schytte Boehme, Lars Bost, Charles-Andre Boveng, Peter Cleeland, Jaimie Constantine, Rochelle Corney, Stuart Crawford, Robert J.M. Dalla Rosa, Luciano De Bruyn, P.J. Nico Delord, Karine Descamps, Sebastien Double, Mike Emmerson, Louise Fedak, Mike Friedlaender, Ari Gales, Nick Goebel, Michael E. 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 Rudolf Ropert-Coudert, Yan Huckstadt, Luis A. Trathan, Philip N. Bornemann, Horst Charrassin, Jean-Benoit 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, Marthan Nieuwoudt Blix, Arnoldus Schytte Boehme, Lars Bost, Charles-Andre Boveng, Peter Cleeland, Jaimie Constantine, Rochelle Corney, Stuart Crawford, Robert J.M. Dalla Rosa, Luciano De Bruyn, P.J. Nico Delord, Karine Descamps, Sebastien Double, Mike Emmerson, Louise Fedak, Mike Friedlaender, Ari Gales, Nick Goebel, Michael E. 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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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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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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http://hdl.handle.net/2263/80786 Hindell, M.A., Reisinger, R.R., Ropert-Coudert, Y. et al. Tracking of marine predators to protect Southern Ocean ecosystems. Nature 580, 87–92 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-020-2126-y. 0028-0836 (print) 1476-4687 (online) doi:10.1038/s41586-020-2126-y |
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