Beger, M, Wendt, H, Sullivan, J et al. (24 more authors) (2020) National-scale marine bioregions for the Southwest Pacific. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 150. 110710. ISSN 0025-326X
Abstract
Existing marine bioregions covering the Pacific Ocean are conceptualised at spatial scales that are too broad for national marine spatial planning. Here, we developed the first combined oceanic and coastal marine bioregionalisation at national scales, delineating 262 deep-water and 103 reef-associated bioregions across the southwest Pacific. The deep-water bioregions were informed by thirty biophysical environmental variables. For reef-associated environments, records for 806 taxa at 7369 sites were used to predict the probability of observing taxa based on environmental variables. Both deep-water and reef-associated bioregions were defined with cluster analysis applied to the environmental variables and predicted species observation probabilities, respectively to classify areas with high taxonomic similarity. Local experts further refined the delineation of the bioregions at national scales for four countries. This work provides marine bioregions that enable the design of ecologically representative national systems of marine protected areas within offshore and inshore environments in the Pacific.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2019 Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an author produced version of a paper published in Marine Pollution Bulletin. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Bioregionalisation; Conservation planning data; Species distribution modelling; Hierarchical cluster analysis; Pelagic environment; Coral reef biodiversity |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Biological Sciences (Leeds) > School of Biology (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 26 Nov 2019 14:08 |
Last Modified: | 18 Nov 2020 01:38 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2019.110710 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:153867 |
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