Using biodiversity data to identify and protect vulnerable marine ecosystems around the South Orkney Islands

In this collaboration with the Natural History Museum (NHM) and the University of Liverpool, we have developed novel methods for using existing data to contribute to marine conservation and fisheries management. This will have immediate application in the South Orkney Islands region, but the approac...

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Main Author: Brasier, M
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: British Antarctic Survey 2017
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Online Access:https://www.bas.ac.uk/project/so-anteco/so-anteco-biodiversity/
http://ecite.utas.edu.au/146629
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Summary:In this collaboration with the Natural History Museum (NHM) and the University of Liverpool, we have developed novel methods for using existing data to contribute to marine conservation and fisheries management. This will have immediate application in the South Orkney Islands region, but the approaches we develop will also have broader relevance across the Southern Ocean, and for deep sea fisheries elsewhere in the world.