Characterising and predicting benthic biodiversity for conservation planning in deepwater environments.

Understanding patterns of biodiversity in deep sea systems is increasingly important because human activities are extending further into these areas. However, obtaining data is difficult, limiting the ability of science to inform management decisions. We have used three different methods of quantify...

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Main Authors: Piers K Dunstan, Franziska Althaus, Alan Williams, Nicholas J Bax
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3350518?pdf=render