Other effective area-based conservation measure promotes recovery in a cold-water coral reef
In 2003, a large Lophelia pertusa reef complex was discovered on the southeast edge of the Scotian Shelf, representing the only known cold-water coral reef in Canada. Extensive damage to the reef from bottom fishing activities was apparent, which resulted in the establishment of the 15-km2 Lophelia...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2021-04-01
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| Series: | Global Ecology and Conservation |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2351989421000354 |