Deep reef ecosystems of the Western Indian Ocean: addressing the great unknown
<p>Indian Ocean coral reef ecosystems are some of the least explored, least funded and least protected worldwide. "First Descent: Indian Ocean" represents a series of research expeditions undertaken by Nekton between 2018-2022 in partnership with Governments in the Indian Ocean regio...
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| author | Stefanoudis, PV Talma, S Samimi-Namin, K Woodall, LC |
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| description | <p>Indian Ocean coral reef ecosystems are some of the least explored, least funded and least protected worldwide. "First Descent: Indian Ocean" represents a series of research expeditions undertaken by Nekton between 2018-2022 in partnership with Governments in the Indian Ocean region to contribute to establishing a baseline of marine life and catalyse 30% protection by 2030. Two recent expeditions, the 2018 WILDOCEANS/ACEP Comoros Mesophotic Biodiversity Expedition (led by WILDTRUST), and the 2019 First Descent: Seychelles (led by Nekton Foundation) systematically surveyed deeper reef ecosystems in those areas, resulting in collections of biological meterial and underwater footage.</p>
<p>In August 2019, taxonomic experts from across the globe, attended a workshop in order to identify the collected material and provide a first snapshot of the diversity of the surveyed habitats. Part of the workshop also focused on providing taxonomic training to host nation scientists and early career researchers.</p>
<p>This document is a report on the proceedings and some of the first outcomes of this workshop.</p> |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:92ede46b-ae88-4b77-ace3-3df2a6c12e5e2022-03-26T23:28:55ZDeep reef ecosystems of the Western Indian Ocean: addressing the great unknownJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:92ede46b-ae88-4b77-ace3-3df2a6c12e5eEnglishSymplectic ElementsPensoft Publishers2020Stefanoudis, PVTalma, SSamimi-Namin, KWoodall, LC<p>Indian Ocean coral reef ecosystems are some of the least explored, least funded and least protected worldwide. "First Descent: Indian Ocean" represents a series of research expeditions undertaken by Nekton between 2018-2022 in partnership with Governments in the Indian Ocean region to contribute to establishing a baseline of marine life and catalyse 30% protection by 2030. Two recent expeditions, the 2018 WILDOCEANS/ACEP Comoros Mesophotic Biodiversity Expedition (led by WILDTRUST), and the 2019 First Descent: Seychelles (led by Nekton Foundation) systematically surveyed deeper reef ecosystems in those areas, resulting in collections of biological meterial and underwater footage.</p> <p>In August 2019, taxonomic experts from across the globe, attended a workshop in order to identify the collected material and provide a first snapshot of the diversity of the surveyed habitats. Part of the workshop also focused on providing taxonomic training to host nation scientists and early career researchers.</p> <p>This document is a report on the proceedings and some of the first outcomes of this workshop.</p> |
| spellingShingle | Stefanoudis, PV Talma, S Samimi-Namin, K Woodall, LC Deep reef ecosystems of the Western Indian Ocean: addressing the great unknown |
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