Benthic habitat modelling and mapping as a conservation tool for marine protected areas: A seamount in the western Mediterranean

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (5) ◽  
pp. 732-750 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Torriente ◽  
Jose Manuel González‐Irusta ◽  
Ricardo Aguilar ◽  
Luis Miguel Fernández‐Salas ◽  
Antonio Punzón ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Protected Areas ◽  
Marine Protected Areas ◽  
Western Mediterranean ◽  
Benthic Habitat ◽  
Habitat Modelling

Using SPMDs to monitor the seawater concentrations of PAHs and PCBs in marine protected areas (Western Mediterranean)

2013 ◽  
Vol 75 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 69-75 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alessandro Marrucci ◽  
Barbara Marras ◽  
Susanna S. Campisi ◽  
Marco Schintu
Keyword(s):  
Protected Areas ◽  
Marine Protected Areas ◽  
Western Mediterranean

scholarly journals Spillover from six western Mediterranean marine protected areas: evidence from artisanal fisheries

2008 ◽  
Vol 366 ◽  
pp. 159-174 ◽  
Author(s):  
R Goñi ◽  
S Adlerstein ◽  
D Alvarez-Berastegui ◽  
A Forcada ◽  
O Reñones ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Protected Areas ◽  
Marine Protected Areas ◽  
Western Mediterranean ◽  
Artisanal Fisheries

Habitat modelling predictions highlight seasonal relevance of Marine Protected Areas for marine megafauna

2017 ◽  
Vol 141 ◽  
pp. 262-274 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Lambert ◽  
A. Virgili ◽  
E. Pettex ◽  
J. Delavenne ◽  
V. Toison ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Protected Areas ◽  
Marine Protected Areas ◽  
Habitat Modelling ◽  
Marine Megafauna

scholarly journals Response of Rocky Reef Top Predators (Serranidae: Epinephelinae) in and Around Marine Protected Areas in the Western Mediterranean Sea

PLoS ONE ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. e98206 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carlos Werner Hackradt ◽  
José Antonio García-Charton ◽  
Mireille Harmelin-Vivien ◽  
Ángel Pérez-Ruzafa ◽  
Laurence Le Diréach ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Protected Areas ◽  
Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Marine Protected Areas ◽  
Western Mediterranean ◽  
Rocky Reef ◽  
Western Mediterranean Sea ◽  
Top Predators

scholarly journals Monitoring biodiversity in offshore marine protected areas: A habitat mapping approach

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Myriam Lacharité ◽  
Craig J Brown
Keyword(s):  
Community Structure ◽  
Protected Areas ◽  
Marine Protected Areas ◽  
Habitat Diversity ◽  
Habitat Mapping ◽  
Benthic Habitat ◽  
Local Species Richness ◽  
Area Of Interest ◽  
Mapping Approach ◽  
Target Monitoring

A core objective of marine protected areas (MPA) is to conserve regions of high biodiversity. Establishing biodiversity baselines – e.g. local species richness and community structure – is necessary to monitor change within MPAs, but such knowledge is often lacking in offshore marine ecosystems. Here, we focus on the benthos and demonstrate how explicitly incorporating the distribution of seabed habitats through a habitat mapping approach can assist in establishing biodiversity baselines and monitoring strategies in large offshore MPAs. Two areas in temperate Atlantic Canadian waters with contrasting levels of benthic habitat diversity were considered: the St. Anns Bank MPA (high habitat diversity) and the Laurentian Channel Area of Interest (low habitat diversity). The distribution of seabed habitats was determined in both areas using high-resolution acoustic data (bathymetry, backscatter), validated with in-situ imagery of the seabed, and coupled with patterns of epibenthic and infaunal communities. Initial results suggest that 1) sampling methodology and efforts to establish biodiversity baselines are habitat-specific, since accurate species detection is challenging in complex habitats, and 2) the relationship between community structure and the spatial distribution of seabed habitats could help identify target monitoring locations. This work further develops the role of benthic habitat mapping in marine spatial planning.

scholarly journals Monitoring biodiversity in offshore marine protected areas: A habitat mapping approach

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Myriam Lacharité ◽  
Craig J Brown
Keyword(s):  
Community Structure ◽  
Protected Areas ◽  
Marine Protected Areas ◽  
Habitat Diversity ◽  
Habitat Mapping ◽  
Benthic Habitat ◽  
Local Species Richness ◽  
Area Of Interest ◽  
Mapping Approach ◽  
Target Monitoring

A core objective of marine protected areas (MPA) is to conserve regions of high biodiversity. Establishing biodiversity baselines – e.g. local species richness and community structure – is necessary to monitor change within MPAs, but such knowledge is often lacking in offshore marine ecosystems. Here, we focus on the benthos and demonstrate how explicitly incorporating the distribution of seabed habitats through a habitat mapping approach can assist in establishing biodiversity baselines and monitoring strategies in large offshore MPAs. Two areas in temperate Atlantic Canadian waters with contrasting levels of benthic habitat diversity were considered: the St. Anns Bank MPA (high habitat diversity) and the Laurentian Channel Area of Interest (low habitat diversity). The distribution of seabed habitats was determined in both areas using high-resolution acoustic data (bathymetry, backscatter), validated with in-situ imagery of the seabed, and coupled with patterns of epibenthic and infaunal communities. Initial results suggest that 1) sampling methodology and efforts to establish biodiversity baselines are habitat-specific, since accurate species detection is challenging in complex habitats, and 2) the relationship between community structure and the spatial distribution of seabed habitats could help identify target monitoring locations. This work further develops the role of benthic habitat mapping in marine spatial planning.

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