Identifying Habitats of Conservation Priority in the São Vicente Submarine Canyon in Southwestern Portugal

Identifying Habitats of Conservation Priority in the São Vicente Submarine Canyon in Southwestern Portugal

Identifying vulnerable marine habitats is fundamental to promote evidence-based management and a sustainable use of our oceans. Although progress in the mapping of marine benthic habitats has been made, complex ecosystems such as submarine canyons remain largely unexplored, hampering evidence-based...

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Main Authors: Iga-Maria Nestorowicz, Frederico Oliveira, Pedro Monteiro, Luís Bentes, Nuno Sales Henriques, Ricardo Aguilar, Barbara Horta e Costa, Jorge M. S. Gonçalves
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
Subjects:
priority habitats
submarine canyon
coral gardens
sponge aggregations
OSPAR
deep-sea and circalittoral conservation
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2021.672850/full

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