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1. Plastic pollution on the world’s coral reefs

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Pinheiro, Hudson T., MacDonald, Chancey, Santos, Robson G., Ali, Ramadhoine, Bobat, Ayesha, Cresswell, Benjamin J., Francini-Filho, Ronaldo, Freitas, Rui, Galbraith, Gemma F., Musembi, Peter, Phelps, Tyler A., Quimbayo, Juan P., Quiros, T. E. Angela L., Shepherd, Bart, Stefanoudis, Paris V., Talma, Sheena, Teixeira, João B., Woodall, Lucy C., and Rocha, Luiz A.

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2023
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3. The forgotten ocean: Why COP26 must call for vastly greater ambition and urgency to address ocean change

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Laffoley, Dan, Baxter, John M, Amon, Diva J, Claudet, Joachim, Downs, Craig A, Earle, Sylvia A, Gjerde, Kristina M, Hall‐Spencer, Jason M, Koldewey, Heather J, Levin, Lisa A, Reid, Chris P, Roberts, Callum M, Sumaila, Rashid U, Taylor, Michelle L, Thiele, Torsten, and Woodall, Lucy C

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Climate Action, climate change, COP, management action, ocean conservation, protection, Environmental Sciences, Biological Sciences, Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences, Marine Biology & Hydrobiology
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2022

4. Microplastics: What Can We Learn from Clastic Sediments?

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Waldschläger, Kryss, Brückner, Muriel Z. M., Almroth, Bethanie Carney, Hackney, Christopher R., Adyel, Tanveer M., Alimi, Olubukola S., Belontz, Sara L., Cowger, Win, Doyle, Darragh, Gray, Andrew, Kane, Ian, Kooi, Merel, Kramer, Matthias, Lechthaler, Simone, Michie, Laura, Nordam, Tor, Pohl, Florian, Russell, Catherine, Thit, Amalie, Umar, Wajid, Valero, Daniel, Varrani, Arianna, Warrier, Anish K., Woodall, Lucy C., Wu, Nan, Carpenter, Angela, Editorial Board Member, Kostianoy, Andrey, Series Editor, Younos, Tamim, Editorial Board Member, Scozzari, Andrea, Editorial Board Member, Vignudelli, Stefano, Editorial Board Member, Kouraev, Alexei, Editorial Board Member, Cocca, Mariacristina, editor, Ambrogi, Veronica, editor, Avolio, Roberto, editor, Castaldo, Rachele, editor, Errico, Maria Emanuela, editor, and Gentile, Gennaro, editor

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2023
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6. Microplastics: What Can We Learn from Clastic Sediments?

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Waldschläger, Kryss, primary, Brückner, Muriel Z. M., additional, Almroth, Bethanie Carney, additional, Hackney, Christopher R., additional, Adyel, Tanveer M., additional, Alimi, Olubukola S., additional, Belontz, Sara L., additional, Cowger, Win, additional, Doyle, Darragh, additional, Gray, Andrew, additional, Kane, Ian, additional, Kooi, Merel, additional, Kramer, Matthias, additional, Lechthaler, Simone, additional, Michie, Laura, additional, Nordam, Tor, additional, Pohl, Florian, additional, Russell, Catherine, additional, Thit, Amalie, additional, Umar, Wajid, additional, Valero, Daniel, additional, Varrani, Arianna, additional, Warrier, Anish K., additional, Woodall, Lucy C., additional, and Wu, Nan, additional

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2023
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7. Author Correction: Plastic pollution on the world’s coral reefs

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Pinheiro, Hudson T., MacDonald, Chancey, Santos, Robson G., Ali, Ramadhoine, Bobat, Ayesha, Cresswell, Benjamin J., Francini-Filho, Ronaldo, Freitas, Rui, Galbraith, Gemma F., Musembi, Peter, Phelps, Tyler A., Quimbayo, Juan P., Quiros, T. E. Angela L., Shepherd, Bart, Stefanoudis, Paris V., Talma, Sheena, Teixeira, João B., Woodall, Lucy C., and Rocha, Luiz A.

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2023
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8. A Blueprint for an Inclusive, Global Deep-Sea Ocean Decade Field Program

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Howell, Kerry L, Hilario, Ana, Allcock, A Louise, Bailey, David M, Baker, Maria, Clark, Malcolm R, Colaco, Ana, Copley, Jon, Cordes, Erik E, Danovaro, Roberto, Dissanayake, Awantha, Escobar, Elva, Esquete, Patricia, Gallagher, Austin J, Gates, Andrew R, Gaudron, Sylvie M, German, Christopher R, Gjerde, Kristina M, Higgs, Nicholas D, Le Bris, Nadine, Levin, Lisa A, Manea, Elisabetta, McClain, Craig, Menot, Lenaick, Mestre, Nelia C, Metaxas, Anna, Milligan, Rosanna J, Muthumbi, Agnes WN, Narayanaswamy, Bhavani E, Ramalho, Sofia P, Ramirez-Llodra, Eva, Robson, Laura M, Rogers, Alex D, Sellanes, Javier, Sigwart, Julia D, Sink, Kerry, Snelgrove, Paul VR, Stefanoudis, Paris V, Sumida, Paulo Y, Taylor, Michelle L, Thurber, Andrew R, Vieira, Rui P, Watanabe, Hiromi K, Woodall, Lucy C, and Xavier, Joana R

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deep sea, blue economy, Ocean Decade, Biodivercity, essential ocean variables, Oceanography, Ecology
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The ocean plays a crucial role in the functioning of the Earth System and in the provision of vital goods and services. The United Nations (UN) declared 2021–2030 as the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development. The Roadmap for the Ocean Decade aims to achieve six critical societal outcomes (SOs) by 2030, through the pursuit of four objectives (Os). It specifically recognizes the scarcity of biological data for deep-sea biomes, and challenges the global scientific community to conduct research to advance understanding of deep-sea ecosystems to inform sustainable management. In this paper, we map four key scientific questions identified by the academic community to the Ocean Decade SOs: (i) What is the diversity of life in the deep ocean? (ii) How are populations and habitats connected? (iii) What is the role of living organisms in ecosystem function and service provision? and (iv) How do species, communities, and ecosystems respond to disturbance? We then consider the design of a global-scale program to address these questions by reviewing key drivers of ecological pattern and process. We recommend using the following criteria to stratify a global survey design: biogeographic region, depth, horizontal distance, substrate type, high and low climate hazard, fished/unfished, near/far from sources of pollution, licensed/protected from industry activities. We consider both spatial and temporal surveys, and emphasize new biological data collection that prioritizes southern and polar latitudes, deeper (> 2000 m) depths, and midwater environments. We provide guidance on observational, experimental, and monitoring needs for different benthic and pelagic ecosystems. We then review recent efforts to standardize biological data and specimen collection and archiving, making “sampling design to knowledge application” recommendations in the context of a new global program. We also review and comment on needs, and recommend actions, to develop capacity in deep-sea research; and the role of inclusivity - from accessing indigenous and local knowledge to the sharing of technologies - as part of such a global program. We discuss the concept of a new global deep-sea biological research program ‘Challenger 150,’ highlighting what it could deliver for the Ocean Decade and UN Sustainable Development Goal 14.

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2020

13. An underwater imagery identification guide for shallow, mesophotic and deep-sea benthos in Maldives.

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Amjad, Farah, Ahusan, Mohamed, Amir, Hana, de Villiers, Nina M., Gress, Erika, Mah, Christopher L., Naeem, Shafiya, Rico-Seijo, Nuria, Samaai, Toufiek, Afzal, Maryiam S., Woodall, Lucy C., and Stefanoudis, Paris V.

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UNDERWATER imaging systems, BIODIVERSITY, SPECIES distribution, SPECIES diversity
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Background: During the 2022 Nekton Maldives Mission, we deployed a variety of platforms (snorkelling, remotely-operated vehicles and manned submersibles) to conduct video surveys of the biodiversity and composition of shallow (< 30 m), mesophotic (30-150 m) and deep-sea (> 150 m) benthos found in the Maldives' central and southern atolls. In total, ~ 80 hrs of stereo-video footage were collected during the benthic transect surveys, which were subsequently processed using annotation software in order to evaluate benthic biodiversity and community composition. Here, we present a photographic guide for the visual, in situ identification of reef benthos encountered, including corals, sponges and other invertebrates that inhabit Maldives' nearshore habitats. We hope that this identification guide will aid future imagery-based surveys or observations of organisms during fieldwork. New information: A total of 283 morphotypes were identified, including those belonging to Octocorallia (61), Scleractinia (57), Porifera (38), Asteroidea (22), Antipatharia (15), Decapoda (13), Hydrozoa (12), Holothuroidea (10), Actiniaria (9), Echinoidea (8), Annelida (6), Chlorophyta (5), Gastropoda (4), Bivalvia (4), Ascidiacea (3), Crinoidea (3), Bryozoa (2), Cyanobacteria (2), Zoantharia (2), Cephalopoda (1), Ceriantharia (1), Corallimorpharia (1), Ctenophora (1), Ophiuroidea (1), Rhodophyta (1) and to an unknown category (1). Out of these, we identified 40 to species level, 120 to genus, 47 to family, 14 to order and suborder, 58 to class and subclass, two to phylum and one was of unknown phylum. This represents the first attempt to catalogue the mesophotic and deep-sea benthic megafaunal diversity in the Maldives using underwater imagery. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2024
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14. Key Questions for Research and Conservation of Mesophotic Coral Ecosystems and Temperate Mesophotic Ecosystems

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Turner, Joseph A., Andradi-Brown, Dominic A., Gori, Andrea, Bongaerts, Pim, Burdett, Heidi L., Ferrier-Pagès, Christine, Voolstra, Christian R., Weinstein, David K., Bridge, Tom C. L., Costantini, Federica, Gress, Erika, Laverick, Jack, Loya, Yossi, Goodbody-Gringley, Gretchen, Rossi, Sergio, Taylor, Michelle L., Viladrich, Nuria, Voss, Joshua D., Williams, Joel, Woodall, Lucy C., Eyal, Gal, Riegl, Bernhard M., Series Editor, Dodge, Richard E., Series Editor, Loya, Yossi, editor, Puglise, Kimberly A., editor, and Bridge, Tom C.L., editor

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2019
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15. A decade to study deep-sea life

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Howell, Kerry L., Hilário, Ana, Allcock, A. Louise, Bailey, David, Baker, Maria, Clark, Malcolm R., Colaço, Ana, Copley, Jon, Cordes, Erik E., Danovaro, Roberto, Dissanayake, Awantha, Escobar, Elva, Esquete, Patricia, Gallagher, Austin J., Gates, Andrew R., Gaudron, Sylvie M., German, Christopher R., Gjerde, Kristina M., Higgs, Nicholas D., Le Bris, Nadine, Levin, Lisa A., Manea, Elisabetta, McClain, Craig, Menot, Lenaick, Mestre, Nelia C., Metaxas, Anna, Milligan, Rosanna, Muthumbi, Agnes W. N., Narayanaswamy, Bhavani E., Ramalho, Sofia P., Ramirez-Llodra, Eva, Robson, Laura M., Rogers, Alex D., Sellanes, Javier, Sigwart, Julia D., Sink, Kerry, Snelgrove, Paul V. R., Stefanoudis, Paris V., Sumida, Paulo Y., Taylor, Michelle L., Thurber, Andrew R., Vieira, Rui, Watanabe, Hiromi K., Woodall, Lucy C., and Xavier, Joana R.

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2021
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20. Priorities for synthesis research in ecology and environmental science

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Halpern, Benjamin S., Boettiger, Carl, Dietze, Michael C., Gephart, Jessica A., Gonzalez, Patrick, Grimm, Nancy B., Groffman, Peter M., Gurevitch, Jessica, Hobbie, Sarah E., Komatsu, Kimberly J., Kroeker, Kristy J., Lahr, Heather J., Lodge, David M., Lortie, Christopher J., Lowndes, Julie S. S., Micheli, Fiorenza, Possingham, Hugh P., Ruckelshaus, Mary H., Scarborough, Courtney, Wood, Chelsea L., Wu, Grace C., Aoyama, Lina, Arroyo, Eva E., Bahlai, Christie A., Beller, Erin E., Blake, Rachael E., Bork, Karrigan S., Branch, Trevor A., Brown, Norah E. M., Brun, Julien, Bruna, Emilio M., Buckley, Lauren B., Burnett, Jessica L., Castorani, Max C. N., Cheng, Samantha H., Cohen, Sarah C., Couture, Jessica L., Crowder, Larry B., Dee, Laura E., Dias, Arildo S., Diaz‐maroto, Ignacio J., Downs, Martha R., Dudney, Joan C., Ellis, Erle C., Emery, Kyle A., Eurich, Jacob G., Ferriss, Bridget E., Fredston, Alexa, Furukawa, Hikaru, Gagné, Sara A., Garlick, Sarah R., Garroway, Colin J., Gaynor, Kaitlyn M., González, Angélica L., Grames, Eliza M., Guy‐haim, Tamar, Hackett, Ed, Hallett, Lauren M., Harms, Tamara K., Haulsee, Danielle E., Haynes, Kyle J., Hazen, Elliott L., Jarvis, Rebecca M., Jones, Kristal, Kandlikar, Gaurav S., Kincaid, Dustin W., Knope, Matthew L., Koirala, Anil, Kolasa, Jurek, Kominoski, John S., Koricheva, Julia, Lancaster, Lesley T., Lawlor, Jake A., Lowman, Heili E., Muller‐karger, Frank E., Norman, Kari E. A., Nourn, Nan, O'Hara, Casey C., Ou, Suzanne X., Padilla‐gamino, Jacqueline L., Pappalardo, Paula, Peek, Ryan A., Pelletier, Dominique, Plont, Stephen, Ponisio, Lauren C., Portales‐reyes, Cristina, Provete, Diogo B., Raes, Eric J., Ramirez‐reyes, Carlos, Ramos, Irene, Record, Sydne, Richardson, Anthony J., Salguero‐gómez, Roberto, Satterthwaite, Erin V., Schmidt, Chloé, Schwartz, Aaron J., See, Craig R., Shea, Brendan D., Smith, Rachel S., Sokol, Eric R., Solomon, Christopher T., Spanbauer, Trisha, Stefanoudis, Paris V., Sterner, Beckett W., Sudbrack, Vitor, Tonkin, Jonathan D., Townes, Ashley R., Valle, Mireia, Walter, Jonathan A., Wheeler, Kathryn I., Wieder, William R., Williams, David R., Winter, Marten, Winterova, Barbora, Woodall, Lucy C., Wymore, Adam S., Youngflesh, Casey, Halpern, Benjamin S., Boettiger, Carl, Dietze, Michael C., Gephart, Jessica A., Gonzalez, Patrick, Grimm, Nancy B., Groffman, Peter M., Gurevitch, Jessica, Hobbie, Sarah E., Komatsu, Kimberly J., Kroeker, Kristy J., Lahr, Heather J., Lodge, David M., Lortie, Christopher J., Lowndes, Julie S. S., Micheli, Fiorenza, Possingham, Hugh P., Ruckelshaus, Mary H., Scarborough, Courtney, Wood, Chelsea L., Wu, Grace C., Aoyama, Lina, Arroyo, Eva E., Bahlai, Christie A., Beller, Erin E., Blake, Rachael E., Bork, Karrigan S., Branch, Trevor A., Brown, Norah E. M., Brun, Julien, Bruna, Emilio M., Buckley, Lauren B., Burnett, Jessica L., Castorani, Max C. N., Cheng, Samantha H., Cohen, Sarah C., Couture, Jessica L., Crowder, Larry B., Dee, Laura E., Dias, Arildo S., Diaz‐maroto, Ignacio J., Downs, Martha R., Dudney, Joan C., Ellis, Erle C., Emery, Kyle A., Eurich, Jacob G., Ferriss, Bridget E., Fredston, Alexa, Furukawa, Hikaru, Gagné, Sara A., Garlick, Sarah R., Garroway, Colin J., Gaynor, Kaitlyn M., González, Angélica L., Grames, Eliza M., Guy‐haim, Tamar, Hackett, Ed, Hallett, Lauren M., Harms, Tamara K., Haulsee, Danielle E., Haynes, Kyle J., Hazen, Elliott L., Jarvis, Rebecca M., Jones, Kristal, Kandlikar, Gaurav S., Kincaid, Dustin W., Knope, Matthew L., Koirala, Anil, Kolasa, Jurek, Kominoski, John S., Koricheva, Julia, Lancaster, Lesley T., Lawlor, Jake A., Lowman, Heili E., Muller‐karger, Frank E., Norman, Kari E. A., Nourn, Nan, O'Hara, Casey C., Ou, Suzanne X., Padilla‐gamino, Jacqueline L., Pappalardo, Paula, Peek, Ryan A., Pelletier, Dominique, Plont, Stephen, Ponisio, Lauren C., Portales‐reyes, Cristina, Provete, Diogo B., Raes, Eric J., Ramirez‐reyes, Carlos, Ramos, Irene, Record, Sydne, Richardson, Anthony J., Salguero‐gómez, Roberto, Satterthwaite, Erin V., Schmidt, Chloé, Schwartz, Aaron J., See, Craig R., Shea, Brendan D., Smith, Rachel S., Sokol, Eric R., Solomon, Christopher T., Spanbauer, Trisha, Stefanoudis, Paris V., Sterner, Beckett W., Sudbrack, Vitor, Tonkin, Jonathan D., Townes, Ashley R., Valle, Mireia, Walter, Jonathan A., Wheeler, Kathryn I., Wieder, William R., Williams, David R., Winter, Marten, Winterova, Barbora, Woodall, Lucy C., Wymore, Adam S., and Youngflesh, Casey

Abstract

Synthesis research in ecology and environmental science improves understanding, advances theory, identifies research priorities, and supports management strategies by linking data, ideas, and tools. Accelerating environmental challenges increases the need to focus synthesis science on the most pressing questions. To leverage input from the broader research community, we convened a virtual workshop with participants from many countries and disciplines to examine how and where synthesis can address key questions and themes in ecology and environmental science in the coming decade. Seven priority research topics emerged: (1) diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice (DEIJ), (2) human and natural systems, (3) actionable and use-inspired science, (4) scale, (5) generality, (6) complexity and resilience, and (7) predictability. Additionally, two issues regarding the general practice of synthesis emerged: the need for increased participant diversity and inclusive research practices; and increased and improved data flow, access, and skill-building. These topics and practices provide a strategic vision for future synthesis in ecology and environmental science.

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2023
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21. Structure‐from‐motion photogrammetry demonstrates that fine‐scale seascape heterogeneity is essential in shaping mesophotic fish assemblages

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Swanborn, Denise J. B., Stefanoudis, Paris V., Huvenne, Veerle A. I., Pittman, Simon J., Woodall, Lucy C., Scales, Kylie, and Jones, Alice

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Ecology, Computers in Earth Sciences, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Nature and Landscape Conservation
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Benthic components of tropical mesophotic coral ecosystems (MCEs) are home to diverse fish assemblages, but the effect of multiscale spatial benthic characteristics on MCE fish is not well understood. To investigate the influence of fine-scale benthic seascape structure and broad-scale environmental characteristics on MCE fish, we surveyed fish assemblages in Seychelles at 30, 60 and 120 m depth using submersible video transects. Spatial pattern metrics from seascape ecology were applied to quantify fine-scale benthic seascape composition, configuration and terrain morphology from structure-from-motion photogrammetry and multibeam echosounder bathymetry and to explore seascape–fish associations. Hierarchical clustering using fish abundance and biomass data identified four distinct assemblages separated by the depth and geographic location, but also significantly influenced by variations in fine-scale seascape structure. Results further revealed variable responses of assemblage characteristics (fish biomass, abundance, trophic group richness, Shannon diversity) to seascape heterogeneity at different depths. Sites with steep slopes and high terrain complexity hosted higher fish abundance and biomass, with shallower fish assemblages (30–60 m) positively associated with aggregated patch mixtures of coral, rubble, sediment and macroalgae with variable patch shapes. Deeper fish assemblages (120 m) were positively associated with relief and structural complexity and local variability in the substratum and benthic cover. Our study demonstrates the potential of spatial pattern metrics quantifying benthic composition, configuration and terrain structure to delineate mesophotic fish–habitat associations. Furthermore, incorporating a finer-scale perspective proved valuable to explain the compositional patterns of MCE fish assemblages. As developments in marine surveying and monitoring of MCEs continue, we suggest that future studies incorporating spatial pattern metrics with multiscale remotely sensed data can provide insights will that are both ecologically meaningful to fish and operationally relevant to conservation strategies.

Published
2022

22. The Nekton Maldives taxonomic workshop: Exploring the biodiversity of shallow, mesophotic and deep-sea communities in Maldives.

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Ahusan, Mohamed, Rico-Seijo, Nuria, Amjad, Farah, Gress, Erika, Naeem, Shafiya, Samaai, Toufiek, Samimi-Namin, Kaveh, Woodall, Lucy C., and Stefanoudis, Paris V.

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BIODIVERSITY, DEEP-sea corals, ZOOPLANKTON
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The Nekton Maldives Taxonomic Workshop took place at the Maniyafushi Research Station in the Maldives between 12 and 23 February 2023. This workshop had two primary objectives. Firstly, it aimed to identify species from biological samples and underwater imagery collected during the Nekton Maldives Mission in 2022. Secondly, it sought to facilitate training and knowledge exchange sessions between early career researchers from the Maldives and international taxonomists. These sessions were designed to share knowledge and introduce fundamental taxonomy concepts and enhance practical identification skills for common reef benthic groups and major zooplankton taxonomic groups. A total of 24 people from 10 different countries were directly or indirectly involved with the workshop comprising nine taxonomic experts, eleven trainees and four organisers. Collectively, we identified 278 biological specimens including potentially undescribed species of hydroids, black corals, sponges and octocorals, 318 morphotypes for underwater footage and zooplankton composition congruent with previous reports from the Indian Ocean Region. Next steps will involve depositing the specimens into a more a permanent facility to facilitate the process of specimen description and knowledge transfer. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2023
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23. Antarctic Seabed Assemblages in an Ice-Shelf-Adjacent Polynya, Western Weddell Sea

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Frinault, Bétina AV, Christie, Frazer DW, Fawcett, Sarah E, Flynn, Raquel F, Hutchinson, Katherine A, Montes Strevens, Chloë MJ, Taylor, Michelle L, Woodall, Lucy C, Barnes, David KA, Frinault, Bétina AV [0000-0002-0418-0040], Fawcett, Sarah E [0000-0002-0878-6496], Flynn, Raquel F [0000-0003-3118-4474], Hutchinson, Katherine A [0000-0002-3472-8273], Taylor, Michelle L [0000-0001-7271-4385], Woodall, Lucy C [0000-0001-7295-7184], Barnes, David KA [0000-0002-9076-7867], Apollo - University of Cambridge Repository, School of Geography and the Environment [Oxford] (SoGE), University of Oxford, Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge [UK] (CAM), Department of Oceanography [Cape Town], University of Cape Town, Marine and Antarctic Research Center for Innovation and Sustainability (MARIS), Nucleus for European Modeling of the Ocean (NEMO R&D ), Laboratoire d'Océanographie et du Climat : Expérimentations et Approches Numériques (LOCEAN), Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (MNHN)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Sorbonne Université (SU)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut Pierre-Simon-Laplace (IPSL (FR_636)), École normale supérieure - Paris (ENS-PSL), Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (UVSQ)-Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-École polytechnique (X)-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Sorbonne Université (SU)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Paris Cité (UPCité)-École normale supérieure - Paris (ENS-PSL), Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (UVSQ)-Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-École polytechnique (X)-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Sorbonne Université (SU)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Paris Cité (UPCité)-Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (MNHN)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Sorbonne Université (SU)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut Pierre-Simon-Laplace (IPSL (FR_636)), Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (UVSQ)-Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-École polytechnique (X)-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Sorbonne Université (SU)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Paris Cité (UPCité), School of life sciences, University of Essex, British Antarctic Survey (BAS), and Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)

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climate change, ice shelf, continental shelf, coastal polynya, benthic assemblages, benthic biodiversity, functional groups, Larsen C Ice Shelf, Antarctica, Weddell Sea, General Immunology and Microbiology, General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Article, [SDU]Sciences of the Universe [physics], General Agricultural and Biological Sciences
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Peer reviewed: True, Funder: the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation, Funder: University of Cape Town Future Leaders Programme, Funder: Nekton Foundation, Funder: the Natural Environment Research Council core funding, Ice shelves cover ~1.6 million km2 of the Antarctic continental shelf and are sensitive indicators of climate change. With ice-shelf retreat, aphotic marine environments transform into new open-water spaces of photo-induced primary production and associated organic matter export to the benthos. Predicting how Antarctic seafloor assemblages may develop following ice-shelf loss requires knowledge of assemblages bordering the ice-shelf margins, which are relatively undocumented. This study investigated seafloor assemblages, by taxa and functional groups, in a coastal polynya adjacent to the Larsen C Ice Shelf front, western Weddell Sea. The study area is rarely accessed, at the frontline of climate change, and located within a CCAMLR-proposed international marine protected area. Four sites, ~1 to 16 km from the ice-shelf front, were explored for megabenthic assemblages, and potential environmental drivers of assemblage structures were assessed. Faunal density increased with distance from the ice shelf, with epifaunal deposit-feeders a surrogate for overall density trends. Faunal richness did not exhibit a significant pattern with distance from the ice shelf and was most variable at sites closest to the ice-shelf front. Faunal assemblages significantly differed in composition among sites, and those nearest to the ice shelf were the most dissimilar; however, ice-shelf proximity did not emerge as a significant driver of assemblage structure. Overall, the study found a biologically-diverse and complex seafloor environment close to an ice-shelf front and provides ecological baselines for monitoring benthic ecosystem responses to environmental change, supporting marine management.

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2022

24. Priorities for synthesis research in ecology and environmental science

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Halpern, Benjamin S., primary, Boettiger, Carl, additional, Dietze, Michael C., additional, Gephart, Jessica A., additional, Gonzalez, Patrick, additional, Grimm, Nancy B., additional, Groffman, Peter M., additional, Gurevitch, Jessica, additional, Hobbie, Sarah E., additional, Komatsu, Kimberly J., additional, Kroeker, Kristy J., additional, Lahr, Heather J., additional, Lodge, David M., additional, Lortie, Christopher J., additional, Lowndes, Julie S. S., additional, Micheli, Fiorenza, additional, Possingham, Hugh P., additional, Ruckelshaus, Mary H., additional, Scarborough, Courtney, additional, Wood, Chelsea L., additional, Wu, Grace C., additional, Aoyama, Lina, additional, Arroyo, Eva E., additional, Bahlai, Christie A., additional, Beller, Erin E., additional, Blake, Rachael E., additional, Bork, Karrigan S., additional, Branch, Trevor A., additional, Brown, Norah E. M., additional, Brun, Julien, additional, Bruna, Emilio M., additional, Buckley, Lauren B., additional, Burnett, Jessica L., additional, Castorani, Max C. N., additional, Cheng, Samantha H., additional, Cohen, Sarah C., additional, Couture, Jessica L., additional, Crowder, Larry B., additional, Dee, Laura E., additional, Dias, Arildo S., additional, Diaz‐Maroto, Ignacio J., additional, Downs, Martha R., additional, Dudney, Joan C., additional, Ellis, Erle C., additional, Emery, Kyle A., additional, Eurich, Jacob G., additional, Ferriss, Bridget E., additional, Fredston, Alexa, additional, Furukawa, Hikaru, additional, Gagné, Sara A., additional, Garlick, Sarah R., additional, Garroway, Colin J., additional, Gaynor, Kaitlyn M., additional, González, Angélica L., additional, Grames, Eliza M., additional, Guy‐Haim, Tamar, additional, Hackett, Ed, additional, Hallett, Lauren M., additional, Harms, Tamara K., additional, Haulsee, Danielle E., additional, Haynes, Kyle J., additional, Hazen, Elliott L., additional, Jarvis, Rebecca M., additional, Jones, Kristal, additional, Kandlikar, Gaurav S., additional, Kincaid, Dustin W., additional, Knope, Matthew L., additional, Koirala, Anil, additional, Kolasa, Jurek, additional, Kominoski, John S., additional, Koricheva, Julia, additional, Lancaster, Lesley T., additional, Lawlor, Jake A., additional, Lowman, Heili E., additional, Muller‐Karger, Frank E., additional, Norman, Kari E. A., additional, Nourn, Nan, additional, O'Hara, Casey C., additional, Ou, Suzanne X., additional, Padilla‐Gamino, Jacqueline L., additional, Pappalardo, Paula, additional, Peek, Ryan A., additional, Pelletier, Dominique, additional, Plont, Stephen, additional, Ponisio, Lauren C., additional, Portales‐Reyes, Cristina, additional, Provete, Diogo B., additional, Raes, Eric J., additional, Ramirez‐Reyes, Carlos, additional, Ramos, Irene, additional, Record, Sydne, additional, Richardson, Anthony J., additional, Salguero‐Gómez, Roberto, additional, Satterthwaite, Erin V., additional, Schmidt, Chloé, additional, Schwartz, Aaron J., additional, See, Craig R., additional, Shea, Brendan D., additional, Smith, Rachel S., additional, Sokol, Eric R., additional, Solomon, Christopher T., additional, Spanbauer, Trisha, additional, Stefanoudis, Paris V., additional, Sterner, Beckett W., additional, Sudbrack, Vitor, additional, Tonkin, Jonathan D., additional, Townes, Ashley R., additional, Valle, Mireia, additional, Walter, Jonathan A., additional, Wheeler, Kathryn I., additional, Wieder, William R., additional, Williams, David R., additional, Winter, Marten, additional, Winterova, Barbora, additional, Woodall, Lucy C., additional, Wymore, Adam S., additional, and Youngflesh, Casey, additional

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2023
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26. Stakeholder‐derived recommendations and actions to support deep‐reef conservation in the Western Indian Ocean

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Stefanoudis, Paris V., primary, Talma, Sheena, additional, Fassbender, Nico, additional, Swanborn, Denise, additional, Ochieng, Christine Nyangweso, additional, Mearns, Kevin, additional, Komakoma, John D., additional, Otwoma, Levy M., additional, Mbije, Nsajigwa Emmanuel, additional, Osuka, Kennedy E., additional, Samoilys, Melita, additional, Shah, Nirmal, additional, Samaai, Toufiek, additional, Trotzuk, Evan, additional, Tuda, Arthur, additional, Zivane, Francisco, additional, Wagner, Daniel, additional, and Woodall, Lucy C., additional

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2022
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28. Antarctic Seabed Assemblages in an Ice-Shelf-Adjacent Polynya, Western Weddell Sea

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Frinault, Bétina A.V., Christie, Frazer D.W., Fawcett, Sarah E., Flynn, Raquel F., Hutchinson, Katherine A., Montes Strevens, Chloë M. J., Taylor, Michelle L., Woodall, Lucy C., Barnes, David K.A., Frinault, Bétina A.V., Christie, Frazer D.W., Fawcett, Sarah E., Flynn, Raquel F., Hutchinson, Katherine A., Montes Strevens, Chloë M. J., Taylor, Michelle L., Woodall, Lucy C., and Barnes, David K.A.

Abstract

Ice shelves cover ~1.6 million km2 of the Antarctic continental shelf and are sensitive indicators of climate change. With ice-shelf retreat, aphotic marine environments transform into new open-water spaces of photo-induced primary production and associated organic matter export to the benthos. Predicting how Antarctic seafloor assemblages may develop following ice-shelf loss requires knowledge of assemblages bordering the ice-shelf margins, which are relatively undocumented. This study investigated seafloor assemblages, by taxa and functional groups, in a coastal polynya adjacent to the Larsen C Ice Shelf front, western Weddell Sea. The study area is rarely accessed, at the frontline of climate change, and located within a CCAMLR-proposed international marine protected area. Four sites, ~1 to 16 km from the ice-shelf front, were explored for megabenthic assemblages, and potential environmental drivers of assemblage structures were assessed. Faunal density increased with distance from the ice shelf, with epifaunal deposit-feeders a surrogate for overall density trends. Faunal richness did not exhibit a significant pattern with distance from the ice shelf and was most variable at sites closest to the ice-shelf front. Faunal assemblages significantly differed in composition among sites, and those nearest to the ice shelf were the most dissimilar; however, ice-shelf proximity did not emerge as a significant driver of assemblage structure. Overall, the study found a biologically-diverse and complex seafloor environment close to an ice-shelf front and provides ecological baselines for monitoring benthic ecosystem responses to environmental change, supporting marine management.

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2022

29. Learning from natural sediments to tackle microplastics challenges : A multidisciplinary perspective

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Waldschläger, Kryss, Brückner, Muriel Z.M., Carney Almroth, Bethanie, Hackney, Christopher R., Adyel, Tanveer Mehedi, Alimi, Olubukola S., Belontz, Sara Lynn, Cowger, Win, Doyle, Darragh, Gray, Andrew, Kane, Ian, Kooi, Merel, Kramer, Matthias, Lechthaler, Simone, Michie, Laura, Nordam, Tor, Pohl, Florian, Russell, Catherine, Thit, Amalie, Umar, Wajid, Valero, Daniel, Varrani, Arianna, Warrier, Anish Kumar, Woodall, Lucy C., Wu, Nan, Waldschläger, Kryss, Brückner, Muriel Z.M., Carney Almroth, Bethanie, Hackney, Christopher R., Adyel, Tanveer Mehedi, Alimi, Olubukola S., Belontz, Sara Lynn, Cowger, Win, Doyle, Darragh, Gray, Andrew, Kane, Ian, Kooi, Merel, Kramer, Matthias, Lechthaler, Simone, Michie, Laura, Nordam, Tor, Pohl, Florian, Russell, Catherine, Thit, Amalie, Umar, Wajid, Valero, Daniel, Varrani, Arianna, Warrier, Anish Kumar, Woodall, Lucy C., and Wu, Nan

Abstract

Although the study of microplastics in the aquatic environment incorporates a diversity of research fields, it is still in its infancy in many aspects while comparable topics have been studied in other disciplines for decades. In particular, extensive research in sedimentology can provide valuable insights to guide future microplastics research. To advance our understanding of the comparability of natural sediments with microplastics, we take an interdisciplinary look at the existing literature describing particle properties, transport processes, sampling techniques and ecotoxicology. Based on our analysis, we define seven research goals that are essential to improve our understanding of microplastics and can be tackled by learning from natural sediment research, and identify relevant tasks to achieve each goal. These goals address (1) the description of microplastic particles, (2) the interaction of microplastics with environmental substances, (3) the vertical distribution of microplastics, (4) the erosion and deposition behaviour of microplastics, (5) the impact of biota on microplastic transport, (6) the sampling methods and (7) the microplastic toxicity. When describing microplastic particles, we should specifically draw from the knowledge of natural sediments, for example by using shape factors or applying methods for determining the principal dimensions of non-spherical particles. Sediment transport offers many fundamentals that are transferable to microplastic transport, and could be usefully applied. However, major knowledge gaps still exist in understanding the role of transport modes, the influence of biota on microplastic transport, and the importance and implementation of the dynamic behaviour of microplastics as a result of time-dependent changes in particle properties in numerical models. We give an overview of available sampling methods from sedimentology and discuss their suitability for microplastic sampling, which can be used for creating standardi

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2022

31. Learning from natural sediments to tackle microplastics challenges: A multidisciplinary perspective

Author

Waldschläger, Kryss, primary, Brückner, Muriel Z.M., additional, Carney Almroth, Bethanie, additional, Hackney, Christopher R., additional, Adyel, Tanveer Mehedi, additional, Alimi, Olubukola S., additional, Belontz, Sara Lynn, additional, Cowger, Win, additional, Doyle, Darragh, additional, Gray, Andrew, additional, Kane, Ian, additional, Kooi, Merel, additional, Kramer, Matthias, additional, Lechthaler, Simone, additional, Michie, Laura, additional, Nordam, Tor, additional, Pohl, Florian, additional, Russell, Catherine, additional, Thit, Amalie, additional, Umar, Wajid, additional, Valero, Daniel, additional, Varrani, Arianna, additional, Warrier, Anish Kumar, additional, Woodall, Lucy C., additional, and Wu, Nan, additional

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2022
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32. Stakeholder‐derived recommendations and actions to support deep‐reef conservation in the Western Indian Ocean.

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Stefanoudis, Paris V., Talma, Sheena, Fassbender, Nico, Swanborn, Denise, Ochieng, Christine Nyangweso, Mearns, Kevin, Komakoma, John D., Otwoma, Levy M., Mbije, Nsajigwa Emmanuel, Osuka, Kennedy E., Samoilys, Melita, Shah, Nirmal, Samaai, Toufiek, Trotzuk, Evan, Tuda, Arthur, Zivane, Francisco, Wagner, Daniel, and Woodall, Lucy C.

Subjects
ECOSYSTEM services, MARINE ecosystem health, REEFS, MARINE parks & reserves, CORAL reefs & islands, OCEAN, MARINE resources conservation, DEEP-sea corals
Abstract

Deep reefs below 30 m provide essential ecosystem services for ocean health and human well‐being such as food security and climate change resilience. Yet, deep reefs remain poorly researched and largely unprotected, including in the Western Indian Ocean (WIO). Here, we assessed current conservation approaches in the WIO focusing on deep reefs, using a combination of online surveys and semi‐structured interviews. Results indicated that deep‐reef data are sparse and commonly stemming from non‐peer‐reviewed or non‐publicly available sources, and are often not used to inform conservation of WIO marine protected areas. Based on those findings, we co‐developed a framework with WIO stakeholders comprising recommendations linked to specific actions to be undertaken by regional actors to improve the capacity of the region to collect and share deep‐reef information. We hope this framework will enhance deep‐reef stewardship and management throughout the WIO and thus aid sustainable blue economic growth in the region. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2023
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35. The forgotten ocean: Why COP26 must call for vastly greater ambition and urgency to address ocean change

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Laffoley, Dan, primary, Baxter, John M., additional, Amon, Diva J., additional, Claudet, Joachim, additional, Downs, Craig A., additional, Earle, Sylvia A., additional, Gjerde, Kristina M., additional, Hall‐Spencer, Jason M., additional, Koldewey, Heather J., additional, Levin, Lisa A., additional, Reid, Chris P., additional, Roberts, Callum M., additional, Sumaila, Rashid U., additional, Taylor, Michelle L., additional, Thiele, Torsten, additional, and Woodall, Lucy C., additional

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2021
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36. Global COVID-19 lockdown highlights humans as both threats and custodians of the environment

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Bates, Amanda E., primary, Primack, Richard B., additional, Biggar, Brandy S., additional, Bird, Tomas J., additional, Clinton, Mary E., additional, Command, Rylan J., additional, Richards, Cerren, additional, Shellard, Marc, additional, Geraldi, Nathan R., additional, Vergara, Valeria, additional, Acevedo-Charry, Orlando, additional, Colón-Piñeiro, Zuania, additional, Ocampo, David, additional, Ocampo-Peñuela, Natalia, additional, Sánchez-Clavijo, Lina M., additional, Adamescu, Cristian M., additional, Cheval, Sorin, additional, Racoviceanu, Tudor, additional, Adams, Matthew D., additional, Kalisa, Egide, additional, Kuuire, Vincent Z., additional, Aditya, Vikram, additional, Anderwald, Pia, additional, Wiesmann, Samuel, additional, Wipf, Sonja, additional, Badihi, Gal, additional, Henderson, Matthew G., additional, Loetscher, Hanspeter, additional, Baerenfaller, Katja, additional, Benedetti-Cecchi, Lisandro, additional, Bulleri, Fabio, additional, Bertocci, Iacopo, additional, Maggi, Elena, additional, Rindi, Luca, additional, Ravaglioli, Chiara, additional, Boerder, Kristina, additional, Bonnel, Julien, additional, Mathias, Delphine, additional, Archambault, Philippe, additional, Chauvaud, Laurent, additional, Braun, Camrin D., additional, Thorrold, Simon R., additional, Brownscombe, Jacob W., additional, Midwood, Jonathan D., additional, Boston, Christine M., additional, Brooks, Jill L., additional, Cooke, Steven J., additional, China, Victor, additional, Roll, Uri, additional, Belmaker, Jonathan, additional, Zvuloni, Assaf, additional, Coll, Marta, additional, Ortega, Miquel, additional, Connors, Brendan, additional, Lacko, Lisa, additional, Jayathilake, Dinusha R.M., additional, Costello, Mark J., additional, Crimmins, Theresa M., additional, Barnett, LoriAnne, additional, Denny, Ellen G., additional, Gerst, Katharine L., additional, Marsh, R.L., additional, Posthumus, Erin E., additional, Rodriguez, Reilly, additional, Rosemartin, Alyssa, additional, Schaffer, Sara N., additional, Switzer, Jeff R., additional, Wong, Kevin, additional, Cunningham, Susan J., additional, Sumasgutner, Petra, additional, Amar, Arjun, additional, Thomson, Robert L., additional, Stofberg, Miqkayla, additional, Hofmeyr, Sally, additional, Suri, Jessleena, additional, Stuart-Smith, Rick D., additional, Day, Paul B., additional, Edgar, Graham J., additional, Cooper, Antonia T., additional, De Leo, Fabio Cabrera, additional, Garner, Grant, additional, Des Brisay, Paulson G., additional, Schrimpf, Michael B., additional, Koper, Nicola, additional, Diamond, Michael S., additional, Dwyer, Ross G., additional, Baker, Cameron J., additional, Franklin, Craig E., additional, Efrat, Ron, additional, Berger-Tal, Oded, additional, Hatzofe, Ohad, additional, Eguíluz, Víctor M., additional, Rodríguez, Jorge P., additional, Fernández-Gracia, Juan, additional, Elustondo, David, additional, Calatayud, Vicent, additional, English, Philina A., additional, Archer, Stephanie K., additional, Dudas, Sarah E., additional, Haggarty, Dana R., additional, Gallagher, Austin J., additional, Shea, Brendan D., additional, Shipley, Oliver N., additional, Gilby, Ben L., additional, Ballantyne, Jasmine, additional, Olds, Andrew D., additional, Henderson, Christopher J., additional, Schlacher, Thomas A., additional, Halliday, William D., additional, Brown, Nicholas A.W., additional, Woods, Mackenzie B., additional, Balshine, Sigal, additional, Juanes, Francis, additional, Rider, Mitchell J., additional, Albano, Patricia S., additional, Hammerschlag, Neil, additional, Hays, Graeme C., additional, Esteban, Nicole, additional, Pan, Yuhang, additional, He, Guojun, additional, Tanaka, Takanao, additional, Hensel, Marc J.S., additional, Orth, Robert J., additional, Patrick, Christopher J., additional, Hentati-Sundberg, Jonas, additional, Olsson, Olof, additional, Hessing-Lewis, Margot L., additional, Higgs, Nicholas D., additional, Hindell, Mark A., additional, McMahon, Clive R., additional, Harcourt, Rob, additional, Guinet, Christophe, additional, Hirsch, Sarah E., additional, Perrault, Justin R., additional, Hoover, Shelby R., additional, Reilly, Jennifer D., additional, Hobaiter, Catherine, additional, Gruber, Thibaud, additional, Huveneers, Charlie, additional, Udyawer, Vinay, additional, Clarke, Thomas M., additional, Kroesen, Laura P., additional, Hik, David S., additional, Cherry, Seth G., additional, Del Bel Belluz, Justin A., additional, Jackson, Jennifer M., additional, Lai, Shengjie, additional, Lamb, Clayton T., additional, LeClair, Gregory D., additional, Parmelee, Jeffrey R., additional, Chatfield, Matthew W.H., additional, Frederick, Cheryl A., additional, Lee, Sangdon, additional, Park, Hyomin, additional, Choi, Jaein, additional, LeTourneux, Frédéric, additional, Grandmont, Thierry, additional, de-Broin, Frédéric Dulude, additional, Bêty, Joël, additional, Gauthier, Gilles, additional, Legagneux, Pierre, additional, Lewis, Jesse S., additional, Haight, Jeffrey, additional, Liu, Zhu, additional, Lyon, Jarod P., additional, Hale, Robin, additional, D'Silva, Dallas, additional, MacGregor-Fors, Ian, additional, Arbeláez-Cortés, Enrique, additional, Estela, Felipe A., additional, Sánchez-Sarria, Camilo E., additional, García-Arroyo, Michelle, additional, Aguirre-Samboní, Giann K., additional, Franco Morales, Juan C., additional, Malamud, Shahar, additional, Gavriel, Tal, additional, Buba, Yehezkel, additional, Salingré, Shira, additional, Lazarus, Mai, additional, Yahel, Ruthy, additional, Ari, Yigael Ben, additional, Miller, Eyal, additional, Sade, Rotem, additional, Lavian, Guy, additional, Birman, Ziv, additional, Gury, Manor, additional, Baz, Harel, additional, Baskin, Ilia, additional, Penn, Alon, additional, Dolev, Amit, additional, Licht, Ogen, additional, Karkom, Tabi, additional, Davidzon, Sharon, additional, Berkovitch, Avi, additional, Yaakov, Ofer, additional, Manenti, Raoul, additional, Mori, Emiliano, additional, Ficetola, Gentile Francesco, additional, Lunghi, Enrico, additional, March, David, additional, Godley, Brendan J., additional, Martin, Cecilia, additional, Mihaly, Steven F., additional, Barclay, David R., additional, Thomson, Dugald J.M., additional, Dewey, Richard, additional, Bedard, Jeannette, additional, Miller, Aroha, additional, Dearden, Amber, additional, Chapman, Jennifer, additional, Dares, Lauren, additional, Borden, Laura, additional, Gibbs, Donna, additional, Schultz, Jessica, additional, Sergeenko, Nikita, additional, Francis, Fiona, additional, Weltman, Amanda, additional, Moity, Nicolas, additional, Ramírez-González, Jorge, additional, Mucientes, Gonzalo, additional, Alonso-Fernández, Alexandre, additional, Namir, Itai, additional, Bar-Massada, Avi, additional, Chen, Ron, additional, Yedvab, Shmulik, additional, Okey, Thomas A., additional, Oppel, Steffen, additional, Arkumarev, Volen, additional, Bakari, Samuel, additional, Dobrev, Vladimir, additional, Saravia-Mullin, Victoria, additional, Bounas, Anastasios, additional, Dobrev, Dobromir, additional, Kret, Elzbieta, additional, Mengistu, Solomon, additional, Pourchier, Cloé, additional, Ruffo, Alazar, additional, Tesfaye, Million, additional, Wondafrash, Mengistu, additional, Nikolov, Stoyan C., additional, Palmer, Charles, additional, Sileci, Lorenzo, additional, Rex, Patrick T., additional, Lowe, Christopher G., additional, Peters, Francesc, additional, Pine, Matthew K., additional, Radford, Craig A., additional, Wilson, Louise, additional, McWhinnie, Lauren, additional, Scuderi, Alessia, additional, Jeffs, Andrew G., additional, Prudic, Kathleen L., additional, Larrivée, Maxim, additional, McFarland, Kent P., additional, Solis, Rodrigo, additional, Hutchinson, Rebecca A., additional, Queiroz, Nuno, additional, Furtado, Miguel A., additional, Sims, David W., additional, Southall, Emily, additional, Quesada-Rodriguez, Claudio A., additional, Diaz-Orozco, Jessica P., additional, Rodgers, Ku'ulei S., additional, Severino, Sarah J.L., additional, Graham, Andrew T., additional, Stefanak, Matthew P., additional, Madin, Elizabeth M.P., additional, Ryan, Peter G., additional, Maclean, Kyle, additional, Weideman, Eleanor A., additional, Şekercioğlu, Çağan H., additional, Kittelberger, Kyle D., additional, Kusak, Josip, additional, Seminoff, Jeffrey A., additional, Hanna, Megan E., additional, Shimada, Takahiro, additional, Meekan, Mark G., additional, Smith, Martin K.S., additional, Mokhatla, Mohlamatsane M., additional, Soh, Malcolm C.K., additional, Pang, Roanna Y.T., additional, Ng, Breyl X.K., additional, Lee, Benjamin P.Y.-H., additional, Loo, Adrian H.B., additional, Er, Kenneth B.H., additional, Souza, Gabriel B.G., additional, Stallings, Christopher D., additional, Curtis, Joseph S., additional, Faletti, Meaghan E., additional, Peake, Jonathan A., additional, Schram, Michael J., additional, Wall, Kara R., additional, Terry, Carina, additional, Rothendler, Matt, additional, Zipf, Lucy, additional, Ulloa, Juan Sebastián, additional, Hernández-Palma, Angélica, additional, Gómez-Valencia, Bibiana, additional, Cruz-Rodríguez, Cristian, additional, Herrera-Varón, Yenifer, additional, Roa, Margarita, additional, Rodríguez-Buriticá, Susana, additional, Ochoa-Quintero, Jose Manuel, additional, Vardi, Reut, additional, Vázquez, Víctor, additional, Requena-Mesa, Christian, additional, Warrington, Miyako H., additional, Taylor, Michelle E., additional, Woodall, Lucy C., additional, Stefanoudis, Paris V., additional, Zhang, Xiangliang, additional, Yang, Qiang, additional, Zukerman, Yuval, additional, Sigal, Zehava, additional, Ayali, Amir, additional, Clua, Eric E.G., additional, Carzon, Pamela, additional, Seguine, Clementine, additional, Corradini, Andrea, additional, Pedrotti, Luca, additional, Foley, Catherine M., additional, Gagnon, Catherine Alexandra, additional, Panipakoochoo, Elijah, additional, Milanes, Celene B., additional, Botero, Camilo M., additional, Velázquez, Yunior R., additional, Milchakova, Nataliya A., additional, Morley, Simon A., additional, Martin, Stephanie M., additional, Nanni, Veronica, additional, Otero, Tanya, additional, Wakeling, Julia, additional, Abarro, Sarah, additional, Piou, Cyril, additional, Sobral, Ana F.L., additional, Soto, Eulogio H., additional, Weigel, Emily G., additional, Bernal-Ibáñez, Alejandro, additional, Gestoso, Ignacio, additional, Cacabelos, Eva, additional, Cagnacci, Francesca, additional, Devassy, Reny P., additional, Loretto, Matthias-Claudio, additional, Moraga, Paula, additional, Rutz, Christian, additional, and Duarte, Carlos M., additional

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37. A synthesis of European seahorse taxonomy, population structure, and habitat use as a basis for assessment, monitoring and conservation

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Woodall, Lucy C., Otero-Ferrer, Francisco, Correia, Miguel, Curtis, Janelle M. R., Garrick-Maidment, Neil, Shaw, Paul W., and Koldewey, Heather J.

Subjects
Seahorses -- Observations, Biological sciences
Abstract

Accurate taxonomy, population demography, and habitat descriptors inform species threat assessments and the design of effective conservation measures. Here we combine published studies with new genetic, morphological and habitat data that were collected from seahorse populations located along the European and North African coastlines to help inform management decisions for European seahorses. This study confirms the presence of only two native seahorse species (Hippocampus guttulatus and H. hippocampus) across Europe, with sporadic occurrence of non-native seahorse species in European waters. For the two native species, our findings demonstrate that highly variable morphological characteristics, such as size and presence or number of cirri, are unreliable for distinguishing species. Both species exhibit sex dimorphism with females being significantly larger. Across its range, H. guttulatus were larger and found at higher densities in cooler waters, and individuals in the Black Sea were significantly smaller than in other populations. H. hippocampus were significantly larger in Senegal. Hippocampus guttulatus tends to have higher density populations than H. hippocampus when they occur sympatrically. Although these species are often associated with seagrass beds, data show both species inhabit a wide variety of shallow habitats and use a mixture of holdfasts. We suggest an international mosaic of protected areas focused on multiple habitat types as the first step to successful assessment, monitoring and conservation management of these Data Deficient species., Author(s): Lucy C. Woodall [sup.1] [sup.2] , Francisco Otero-Ferrer [sup.3] , Miguel Correia [sup.2] [sup.4] , Janelle M. R. Curtis [sup.5] , Neil Garrick-Maidment [sup.6] , Paul W. Shaw [sup.7] [...]

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2017
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38. Bringing seascape ecology to the deep seabed: A review and framework for its application

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Swanborn, Denise J.B., Huvenne, Veerle, Pittman, Simon J., Woodall, Lucy C., Swanborn, Denise J.B., Huvenne, Veerle, Pittman, Simon J., and Woodall, Lucy C.

Abstract

Seascape ecology is an emerging pattern-oriented and integrative science conceptually linked to landscape ecology. It aims to quantify multidimensional spatial structure in the sea and reveal its ecological consequences. The seascape ecology approach has made important advances in shallow coastal environments, and increasing exploration and mapping of the deep seabed provides opportunities for application in the deep ocean. We argue that seascape ecology, with its integrative and multiscale perspective, can generate new scientific insights at spatial and temporal scales relevant to ecosystem-based management. Seascape ecology provides a conceptual and operational framework that integrates and builds on existing benthic ecology and habitat mapping research by providing additional pattern-oriented concepts, tools and techniques to (1) quantify complex ecological patterns across multiple scales; (2) link spatial patterns to biodiversity and ecological processes; and (3) provide ecologically meaningful information that is operationally relevant to spatial management. This review introduces seascape ecology and provides a framework for its application to deep-seabed environments. Research areas are highlighted where seascape ecology can advance the ecological understanding of deep benthic environments.

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2021

39. A blueprint for an inclusive, global deep-sea ocean decade field program

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Howell, Kerry L., Hilario, Ana, Allcock, A. Louise, Bailey, David, Baker, Maria C., Clark, Malcolm R., Colaço, Ana, Copley, Jonathan T., Cordes, Erik E., Danovaro, Roberto, Dissanayake, Awantha, Escobar Briones, Elva, Esquete, Patricia, Gallagher, Austin J., Gates, Andrew R., Gaudron, Sylvie M., German, Christopher R., Gjerde, Kristina M., Higgs, Nicholas D., Le Bris, Nadine, Levin, Lisa A, Manea, Elisabetta, McClain, Craig, Menot, Lenaick, Mestre, Mireia, Metaxas, Anna, Milligan, Rosanna J., Muthumbi, Agnes W. N., Narayanaswamy, Bhavani E., Ramalho, Sofia P., Ramirez-Llodra, Eva, Robson, Laura M., Rogers, Alex D., Sellanes, Javier, Sigwart, Julia D., Sink, Kerry, Snelgrove, Paul V. R., Stefanoudis, Paris V., Sumida, Paulo Y., Taylor, Michelle L., Thurber, Andrew R., Vieira, Rui P., Watanabe, Hiromi K., Woodall, Lucy C., Xavier, Joana R., Howell, Kerry L., Hilario, Ana, Allcock, A. Louise, Bailey, David, Baker, Maria C., Clark, Malcolm R., Colaço, Ana, Copley, Jonathan T., Cordes, Erik E., Danovaro, Roberto, Dissanayake, Awantha, Escobar Briones, Elva, Esquete, Patricia, Gallagher, Austin J., Gates, Andrew R., Gaudron, Sylvie M., German, Christopher R., Gjerde, Kristina M., Higgs, Nicholas D., Le Bris, Nadine, Levin, Lisa A, Manea, Elisabetta, McClain, Craig, Menot, Lenaick, Mestre, Mireia, Metaxas, Anna, Milligan, Rosanna J., Muthumbi, Agnes W. N., Narayanaswamy, Bhavani E., Ramalho, Sofia P., Ramirez-Llodra, Eva, Robson, Laura M., Rogers, Alex D., Sellanes, Javier, Sigwart, Julia D., Sink, Kerry, Snelgrove, Paul V. R., Stefanoudis, Paris V., Sumida, Paulo Y., Taylor, Michelle L., Thurber, Andrew R., Vieira, Rui P., Watanabe, Hiromi K., Woodall, Lucy C., and Xavier, Joana R.

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© The Author(s), 2020. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License. The definitive version was published in Howell, K. L., Hilario, A., Allcock, A. L., Bailey, D. M., Baker, M., Clark, M. R., Colaco, A., Copley, J., Cordes, E. E., Danovaro, R., Dissanayake, A., Escobar, E., Esquete, P., Gallagher, A. J., Gates, A. R., Gaudron, S. M., German, C. R., Gjerde, K. M., Higgs, N. D., Le Bris, N., Levin, L. A., Manea, E., McClain, C., Menot, L., Mestre, N. C., Metaxas, A., Milligan, R. J., Muthumbi, A. W. N., Narayanaswamy, B. E., Ramalho, S. P., Ramirez-Llodra, E., Robson, L. M., Rogers, A. D., Sellanes, J., Sigwart, J. D., Sink, K., Snelgrove, P. V. R., Stefanoudis, P., V., Sumida, P. Y., Taylor, M. L., Thurber, A. R., Vieira, R. P., Watanabe, H. K., Woodall, L. C., & Xavier, J. R. A blueprint for an inclusive, global deep-sea ocean decade field program. Frontiers in Marine Science, 7, (2020): 584861, doi:10.3389/fmars.2020.584861., The ocean plays a crucial role in the functioning of the Earth System and in the provision of vital goods and services. The United Nations (UN) declared 2021–2030 as the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development. The Roadmap for the Ocean Decade aims to achieve six critical societal outcomes (SOs) by 2030, through the pursuit of four objectives (Os). It specifically recognizes the scarcity of biological data for deep-sea biomes, and challenges the global scientific community to conduct research to advance understanding of deep-sea ecosystems to inform sustainable management. In this paper, we map four key scientific questions identified by the academic community to the Ocean Decade SOs: (i) What is the diversity of life in the deep ocean? (ii) How are populations and habitats connected? (iii) What is the role of living organisms in ecosystem function and service provision? and (iv) How do species, communities, and ecosystems respond to disturbance? We then consider the design of a global-scale program to address these questions by reviewing key drivers of ecological pattern and process. We recommend using the following criteria to stratify a global survey design: biogeographic region, depth, horizontal distance, substrate type, high and low climate hazard, fished/unfished, near/far from sources of pollution, licensed/protected from industry activities. We consider both spatial and temporal surveys, and emphasize new biological data collection that prioritizes southern and polar latitudes, deeper (> 2000 m) depths, and midwater environments. We provide guidance on observational, experimental, and monitoring needs for different benthic and pelagic ecosystems. We then review recent efforts to standardize biological data and specimen collection and archiving, making “sampling design to knowledge application” recommendations in the context of a new global program. We also review and comment on needs, and recommend actions, to develop capacity in deep-sea res, Development of this paper was supported by funding from the Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research (SCOR) awarded to KH and AH as working group 159 co-chairs. KH, BN, and KS are supported by the UKRI funded One Ocean Hub NE/S008950/1. AH work is supported by the CESAM (UIDP/50017/2020 + 1432 UIDB/50017/2020) that is funded by Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT)/MCTES through national funds. AA is supported by Science Foundation Ireland and the Marine Institute under the Investigators Program Grant Number SFI/15/IA/3100 co-funded under the European Regional Development Fund 2014–2020. AC is supported through the FunAzores -ACORES 01-0145-FEDER-000123 grant and by FCT through strategic project UID/05634/2020 and FCT and Direção-Geral de Politica do Mar (DGPM) through the project Mining2/2017/005. PE is funded by national funds (OE), through FCT in the scope of the framework contract foreseen in the numbers 4, 5 and 6 of the article 23, of the Decree-Law 57/2016, of August 29, changed by Law 57/2017, of July 19. SG research is supported by CNRS funds. CG is supported by an Independent Study Award and the Investment in Science Fund at WHOI. KG gratefully acknowledges support from Synchronicity Earth. LL is funded by the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research (NA19OAR0110305) and the US National Science Foundation (OCE 1634172). NM is supported by FCT and DGPM, through the project Mining2/2017/001 and the FCT grants CEECIND/00526/2017, UIDB/00350/2020 + UIDP/00350/2020. SR is funded by the FCTgrant CEECIND/00758/2017. JS is supported by ANID FONDECYT #1181153 and ANID Millennium Science Initiative Program #NC120030. JX research is funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program through the SponGES project (grant agreement no. 679849) and further supported by national funds through FCT within the scope of UIDB/04423/2020 and UIDP/04423/2020. The Natural Sciences and Engineering Council of Canada supports AM and PVRS. MB and th

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40. Global COVID-19 lockdown highlights humans as both threats and custodians of the environment

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Bates, Amanda E., Primack, Richard B., Biggar, Brandy S., Bird, Thomas J., Clinton, Mary E., Command, Rylan J., Richards, Cerren, Shellard, Marc, Geraldi, Nathan R., Vergara, Valeria, Acevedo-Charry, Orlando, Colón-Piñeiro, Zuania, Ocampo, David, Ocampo-Peñuela, Natalia, Sánchez-Clavijo, Lina M., Adamescu, Cristian M., Cheval, Sorin, Racoviceanu, Tudor, Adams, Matthew D., Kalisa, Egide, Kuuire, Vincent Z., Aditya, Vikram, Anderwald, Pia, Wiesmann, Samuel, Wipf, Sonja, Badihi, Gal, Henderson, Matthew G., Loetscher, Hanspeter, Baerenfaller, Katja, Benedetti-Cecchi, Lisandro, Bulleri, Fabio, Bertocci, Lacopo, Maggi, Elena, Rindi, Luca, Ravaglioli, Chiara, Boerder, Kristina, Bonnel, Julien, Mathias, Delphine, Archambault, Philippe, Chauvaud, Laurent, Braun, Camrin D., Thorrold, Simon R., Brownscombe, Jacob W., Midwood, Jonathan D., Boston, Christine M., Brooks, Jill L., Cooke, Steven J., China, Victor, Roll, Uri, Belmaker, Jonathan, Zvuloni, Assaf, Coll, Marta, Ortega, Miquel, Connors, Brendan, Lacko, Lisa, Jayathilake, Dinusha R.M., Costello, Mark J., Crimmins, Theresa M., Barnett, LoriAnne, Denny, Ellen G., Gerst, Katharine L., Marsh, R.L., Posthumus, Erin E., Rodriguez, Reilly, Rosemartin, Alyssa, Schaffer, Sara N., Switzer, Jeff R., Wong, Kevin, Cunningham, Susan J., Sumasgutner, Petra, Amar, Arjun, Thomson, Robert L., Stofberg, Miqkayla, Hofmeyr, Sally, Suri, Jessleena, Stuart-Smith, Rick D., Day, Paul B., Edgar, Graham J., Cooper, Antonia T., Cabrera De Leo, Fabio, Garner, Grant, Des Brisay, Paulson G., Schrimpf, Michael B., Koper, Nicola, Diamond, Michael S., Dwyer, Ross G., Baker, Cameron J, Franklin, Craig E., Efrat, Ron, Berger-Tal, Oded, Hatzofe, Ohad, Eguíluz, Víctor M., Rodríguez, Jorge P., Fernández-Gracia, Juan, Elustondo, David, Calatayud, Vicent, English, Philina A., Archer, Stephanie K., Dudas, Sarah E., Haggarty, Dana R., Gallagher, Austin J., Shea, Brandan D., Shipley, Oliver N., Gilby, Ben L., Ballantyne, Jasmine, Olds, Andrew D., Henderson, Christopher J., Schlacher, Thomas A., Halliday, William D., Brown, Nicholas A.W., Woods, Mackenzie B., Balshine, Sigal, Juanes, Francis, Rider, Mitchell J., Albano, Patricia S., Hammerschlag, Neil, Hays, Graeme C., Esteban, Nicole, Pan, Yuhang, He, Guojun, Tanaka, Takanao, Hensel, Marc J.S., Orth, Robert J., Patrick, Christopher J., Hentati-Sundberg, Jonas, Olsson, Olof, Hessing-Lewis, Margot L., Higgs, Nicholas D., McMahon, Clive R., Harcourt, Rob, Guinet, Christophe, Hirsch, Sarah E., Perrault, Justin R., Hoover, Shelby R., Reilly, Jennifer D., Hobaiter, Catherine, Gruber, Thibaud, Huveneers, Charlie, Udyawer, Vinay, Clarke, Thomas M., Kroesen, Laura P., Hik, David S., Cherry, Seth G., Del Bel Belluz, Justin A., Jackson, Jennifer M., Lai, Shengjie, Lamb, Clayton T., LeClair, Gregory D., Parmelee, Jeffrey R., Chatfield, Matthew W.H., Frederick, Cheryl A., Lee, Sangdon, Park, Hyomin, Choi, Jaein, LeTourneux, Frédéric, Grandmont, Thierry, Dulude de-Broin, Frédéric, Bêty, Joël, Gauthier, Gilles, Legagneux, Pierre, Lewis, Jesse S., Haight, Jeffrey, Liu, Zhu, Lyon, Jarod P., Hale, Robin, D'Silva, Dallas, MacGregor-Fors, Ian, Arbelaez-Cortes, Enrique, Estela, Felipe A., Sánchez-Sarria, Camilo E., García-Arroyo, Michelle, Aguirre-Samboní, Giann K., Franco Morales, Juan C., Malamud, Shahar, Gavriel, Tal, Buba, Yehezkel, Salingré, Shira, Lazarus, Mai, Yahel, Ruthy, Ben Ari, Yigael, Miller, Eyal, Sade, Rotem, Lavian, Guy, Birman, Ziv, Gury, Manor, Baz, Harel, Baskin, Ilia, Penn, Alon, Dolev, Amit, Licht, Ogen, Karkom, Tabi, Davidzon, Sharon, Berkovitch, Avi, Yaakov, Ofer, Manenti, Raoul, Mori, Emiliano, Ficetola, Gentile Francesco, Lunghi, Enrico, March, David, Godley, Brendan J., Martin, Cecilia, Mihaly, Steven F., Barclay, David R., Thomson, Dugald J.M., Dewey, Richard, Bedard, Jeannette, Miller, Aroha, Dearden, Amber, Chapman, Jennifer, Dares, Lauren, Borden, Laura, Gibbs, Donna, Schultz, Jessica, Sergeenko, Nikita, Francis, Fiona, Weltman, Amanda, Moity, Nicolas, Ramírez-González, Jorge, Mucientes, Gonzalo, Alonso-Fernández, Alexandre, Namir, Itai, Bar-Massada, Avi, Chen, Ron, Yedvab, Shmulik, Okey, Thomas A., Oppel, Steffen, Arkumarev, Volen, Bakari, Samuel, Dobrev, Vladimir, Saravia-Mullin, Victoria, Bounas, Anastasios, Kret, Elzbieta, Mengistu, Solomon, Pourchier, Cloé, Ruffo, Alazar, Tesfaye, Million, Wondafrash, Mengistu, Nikolov, Stoyan C., Palmer, Charles, Sileci, Lorenzo, Rex, Patrick T., Lowe, Christopher G., Peters, Francesc, Pine, Matthew K., Radford, Craig A, Wilson, Louise, McWhinnie, Lauren, Scuderi, Alessia, Jeffs, Andrew G., Prudic, Kathleen L., Larrivée, Maxim, McFarland, Kent P., Solis, Rodrigo, Hutchinson, Rebecca A., Queiroz, Nuno, Furtado, Miguel A., Sims, David W., Southall, Emily, Quesada-Rodriguez, Claudio A., Diaz-Orozco, Jessica P., Rodgers, Ku'ulei S., Severino, Sarah J.L., Graham, Andrew, Stefanak, Matthew P., Madin, Elizabeth M.P., Ryan, Peter G., Maclean, Kyle, Weideman, Eleanor A., Sekercioğlu, Cağan H., Kittelberger, Kyle D., Kusak, Josip, Seminoff, Jeffrey A., Hanna, Megan E., Shimada, Takahiro, Meekan, Mark G., Smith, Martin, Mokhatla, Mohlamatsane M., Soh, Malcolm C.K., Pang, Roanna Y.T., Ng, Breyl X.K., Lee, Benjamin P.Y.-H., Loo, Adrian H.B., Er, Kenneth B.H., Souza, Gabriel B.G., Stallings, Christopher D., Curtis, Joseph S., Faletti, Meaghan E., Peake, Jonathan A., Schram, Michael J., Wall, Kara R., Terry, Carina, Rothendler, Matt, Zipf, Lucy, Ulloa, Juan Sebastián, Hernández-Palma, Angélica, Gómez-Valencia, Bibiana, Cruz-Rodríguez, Cristian, Herrera-Varón, Yenifer, Roa, Margarita, Rodríguez-Buriticá, Susana, Ochoa-Quintero, Jose Manuel, Vardi, Reut, Vázquez, Víctor, Requena-Mesa, Christian, Warrington, Miyako H., Taylor, Michelle E., Woodall, Lucy C., Stefanoudis, Paris V., Zhang, Xiangliang, Yang, Qiang, Zukerman, Yuval, Sigal, Zehava, Ayali, Amir, Clua, Eric, Carzon, Pamela, Seguine, Clementine, Corradini, Andrea, Pedrotti, Luca, Foley, Catherine M., Gagnon, Catherine Alexandra, Panipakoochoo, Elijah, Milanes, Celene B., Botero, Camilo M., Velázquez, Yunior R., Milchakova, Nataliya A., Morley, Simon A., Martin, Stephanie M., Nanni, Veronica, Otero, Tania, Wakeling, Julia, Abarro, Sarah, Piou, Cyril, et al., Bates, Amanda E., Primack, Richard B., Biggar, Brandy S., Bird, Thomas J., Clinton, Mary E., Command, Rylan J., Richards, Cerren, Shellard, Marc, Geraldi, Nathan R., Vergara, Valeria, Acevedo-Charry, Orlando, Colón-Piñeiro, Zuania, Ocampo, David, Ocampo-Peñuela, Natalia, Sánchez-Clavijo, Lina M., Adamescu, Cristian M., Cheval, Sorin, Racoviceanu, Tudor, Adams, Matthew D., Kalisa, Egide, Kuuire, Vincent Z., Aditya, Vikram, Anderwald, Pia, Wiesmann, Samuel, Wipf, Sonja, Badihi, Gal, Henderson, Matthew G., Loetscher, Hanspeter, Baerenfaller, Katja, Benedetti-Cecchi, Lisandro, Bulleri, Fabio, Bertocci, Lacopo, Maggi, Elena, Rindi, Luca, Ravaglioli, Chiara, Boerder, Kristina, Bonnel, Julien, Mathias, Delphine, Archambault, Philippe, Chauvaud, Laurent, Braun, Camrin D., Thorrold, Simon R., Brownscombe, Jacob W., Midwood, Jonathan D., Boston, Christine M., Brooks, Jill L., Cooke, Steven J., China, Victor, Roll, Uri, Belmaker, Jonathan, Zvuloni, Assaf, Coll, Marta, Ortega, Miquel, Connors, Brendan, Lacko, Lisa, Jayathilake, Dinusha R.M., Costello, Mark J., Crimmins, Theresa M., Barnett, LoriAnne, Denny, Ellen G., Gerst, Katharine L., Marsh, R.L., Posthumus, Erin E., Rodriguez, Reilly, Rosemartin, Alyssa, Schaffer, Sara N., Switzer, Jeff R., Wong, Kevin, Cunningham, Susan J., Sumasgutner, Petra, Amar, Arjun, Thomson, Robert L., Stofberg, Miqkayla, Hofmeyr, Sally, Suri, Jessleena, Stuart-Smith, Rick D., Day, Paul B., Edgar, Graham J., Cooper, Antonia T., Cabrera De Leo, Fabio, Garner, Grant, Des Brisay, Paulson G., Schrimpf, Michael B., Koper, Nicola, Diamond, Michael S., Dwyer, Ross G., Baker, Cameron J, Franklin, Craig E., Efrat, Ron, Berger-Tal, Oded, Hatzofe, Ohad, Eguíluz, Víctor M., Rodríguez, Jorge P., Fernández-Gracia, Juan, Elustondo, David, Calatayud, Vicent, English, Philina A., Archer, Stephanie K., Dudas, Sarah E., Haggarty, Dana R., Gallagher, Austin J., Shea, Brandan D., Shipley, Oliver N., Gilby, Ben L., Ballantyne, Jasmine, Olds, Andrew D., Henderson, Christopher J., Schlacher, Thomas A., Halliday, William D., Brown, Nicholas A.W., Woods, Mackenzie B., Balshine, Sigal, Juanes, Francis, Rider, Mitchell J., Albano, Patricia S., Hammerschlag, Neil, Hays, Graeme C., Esteban, Nicole, Pan, Yuhang, He, Guojun, Tanaka, Takanao, Hensel, Marc J.S., Orth, Robert J., Patrick, Christopher J., Hentati-Sundberg, Jonas, Olsson, Olof, Hessing-Lewis, Margot L., Higgs, Nicholas D., McMahon, Clive R., Harcourt, Rob, Guinet, Christophe, Hirsch, Sarah E., Perrault, Justin R., Hoover, Shelby R., Reilly, Jennifer D., Hobaiter, Catherine, Gruber, Thibaud, Huveneers, Charlie, Udyawer, Vinay, Clarke, Thomas M., Kroesen, Laura P., Hik, David S., Cherry, Seth G., Del Bel Belluz, Justin A., Jackson, Jennifer M., Lai, Shengjie, Lamb, Clayton T., LeClair, Gregory D., Parmelee, Jeffrey R., Chatfield, Matthew W.H., Frederick, Cheryl A., Lee, Sangdon, Park, Hyomin, Choi, Jaein, LeTourneux, Frédéric, Grandmont, Thierry, Dulude de-Broin, Frédéric, Bêty, Joël, Gauthier, Gilles, Legagneux, Pierre, Lewis, Jesse S., Haight, Jeffrey, Liu, Zhu, Lyon, Jarod P., Hale, Robin, D'Silva, Dallas, MacGregor-Fors, Ian, Arbelaez-Cortes, Enrique, Estela, Felipe A., Sánchez-Sarria, Camilo E., García-Arroyo, Michelle, Aguirre-Samboní, Giann K., Franco Morales, Juan C., Malamud, Shahar, Gavriel, Tal, Buba, Yehezkel, Salingré, Shira, Lazarus, Mai, Yahel, Ruthy, Ben Ari, Yigael, Miller, Eyal, Sade, Rotem, Lavian, Guy, Birman, Ziv, Gury, Manor, Baz, Harel, Baskin, Ilia, Penn, Alon, Dolev, Amit, Licht, Ogen, Karkom, Tabi, Davidzon, Sharon, Berkovitch, Avi, Yaakov, Ofer, Manenti, Raoul, Mori, Emiliano, Ficetola, Gentile Francesco, Lunghi, Enrico, March, David, Godley, Brendan J., Martin, Cecilia, Mihaly, Steven F., Barclay, David R., Thomson, Dugald J.M., Dewey, Richard, Bedard, Jeannette, Miller, Aroha, Dearden, Amber, Chapman, Jennifer, Dares, Lauren, Borden, Laura, Gibbs, Donna, Schultz, Jessica, Sergeenko, Nikita, Francis, Fiona, Weltman, Amanda, Moity, Nicolas, Ramírez-González, Jorge, Mucientes, Gonzalo, Alonso-Fernández, Alexandre, Namir, Itai, Bar-Massada, Avi, Chen, Ron, Yedvab, Shmulik, Okey, Thomas A., Oppel, Steffen, Arkumarev, Volen, Bakari, Samuel, Dobrev, Vladimir, Saravia-Mullin, Victoria, Bounas, Anastasios, Kret, Elzbieta, Mengistu, Solomon, Pourchier, Cloé, Ruffo, Alazar, Tesfaye, Million, Wondafrash, Mengistu, Nikolov, Stoyan C., Palmer, Charles, Sileci, Lorenzo, Rex, Patrick T., Lowe, Christopher G., Peters, Francesc, Pine, Matthew K., Radford, Craig A, Wilson, Louise, McWhinnie, Lauren, Scuderi, Alessia, Jeffs, Andrew G., Prudic, Kathleen L., Larrivée, Maxim, McFarland, Kent P., Solis, Rodrigo, Hutchinson, Rebecca A., Queiroz, Nuno, Furtado, Miguel A., Sims, David W., Southall, Emily, Quesada-Rodriguez, Claudio A., Diaz-Orozco, Jessica P., Rodgers, Ku'ulei S., Severino, Sarah J.L., Graham, Andrew, Stefanak, Matthew P., Madin, Elizabeth M.P., Ryan, Peter G., Maclean, Kyle, Weideman, Eleanor A., Sekercioğlu, Cağan H., Kittelberger, Kyle D., Kusak, Josip, Seminoff, Jeffrey A., Hanna, Megan E., Shimada, Takahiro, Meekan, Mark G., Smith, Martin, Mokhatla, Mohlamatsane M., Soh, Malcolm C.K., Pang, Roanna Y.T., Ng, Breyl X.K., Lee, Benjamin P.Y.-H., Loo, Adrian H.B., Er, Kenneth B.H., Souza, Gabriel B.G., Stallings, Christopher D., Curtis, Joseph S., Faletti, Meaghan E., Peake, Jonathan A., Schram, Michael J., Wall, Kara R., Terry, Carina, Rothendler, Matt, Zipf, Lucy, Ulloa, Juan Sebastián, Hernández-Palma, Angélica, Gómez-Valencia, Bibiana, Cruz-Rodríguez, Cristian, Herrera-Varón, Yenifer, Roa, Margarita, Rodríguez-Buriticá, Susana, Ochoa-Quintero, Jose Manuel, Vardi, Reut, Vázquez, Víctor, Requena-Mesa, Christian, Warrington, Miyako H., Taylor, Michelle E., Woodall, Lucy C., Stefanoudis, Paris V., Zhang, Xiangliang, Yang, Qiang, Zukerman, Yuval, Sigal, Zehava, Ayali, Amir, Clua, Eric, Carzon, Pamela, Seguine, Clementine, Corradini, Andrea, Pedrotti, Luca, Foley, Catherine M., Gagnon, Catherine Alexandra, Panipakoochoo, Elijah, Milanes, Celene B., Botero, Camilo M., Velázquez, Yunior R., Milchakova, Nataliya A., Morley, Simon A., Martin, Stephanie M., Nanni, Veronica, Otero, Tania, Wakeling, Julia, Abarro, Sarah, Piou, Cyril, and et al.

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The global lockdown to mitigate COVID-19 pandemic health risks has altered human interactions with nature. Here, we report immediate impacts of changes in human activities on wildlife and environmental threats during the early lockdown months of 2020, based on 877 qualitative reports and 332 quantitative assessments from 89 different studies. Hundreds of reports of unusual species observations from around the world suggest that animals quickly responded to the reductions in human presence. However, negative effects of lockdown on conservation also emerged, as confinement resulted in some park officials being unable to perform conservation, restoration and enforcement tasks, resulting in local increases in illegal activities such as hunting. Overall, there is a complex mixture of positive and negative effects of the pandemic lockdown on nature, all of which have the potential to lead to cascading responses which in turn impact wildlife and nature conservation. While the net effect of the lockdown will need to be assessed over years as data becomes available and persistent effects emerge, immediate responses were detected across the world. Thus, initial qualitative and quantitative data arising from this serendipitous global quasi-experimental perturbation highlights the dual role that humans play in threatening and protecting species and ecosystems. Pathways to favorably tilt this delicate balance include reducing impacts and increasing conservation effectiveness.

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41. Response to Ota, Allison and Fabinyi on ‘Evolving the narrative for protecting a rapidly changing ocean, post COVID‐19’

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Laffoley, Dan, primary, Baxter, John M., additional, Amon, Diva J., additional, Claudet, Joachim, additional, Hall‐Spencer, Jason M., additional, Grorud‐Colvert, Kirsten, additional, Levin, Lisa A., additional, Reid, P. Chris, additional, Rogers, Alex D., additional, Taylor, Michelle L., additional, Woodall, Lucy C., additional, and Andersen, Natalie F., additional

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44. Turning the tide of parachute science

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Stefanoudis, Paris V., primary, Licuanan, Wilfredo Y., additional, Morrison, Tiffany H., additional, Talma, Sheena, additional, Veitayaki, Joeli, additional, and Woodall, Lucy C., additional

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45. A Blueprint for an Inclusive, Global Deep-Sea Ocean Decade Field Program

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Howell, Kerry L., Hilário, Ana, Allcock, A. Louise, Bailey, David M., Baker, Maria, Clark, Malcolm R., Colaço, Ana, Copley, Jon, Cordes, Erik E., Danovaro, Roberto, Dissanayake, Awantha, Escobar, Elva, Esquete, Patricia, Gallagher, Austin J., Gates, Andrew R., Gaudron, Sylvie M., German, Christopher R., Gjerde, Kristina M., Higgs, Nicholas D., Le Bris, Nadine, Levin, Lisa A., Manea, Elisabetta, Mcclain, Craig, Menot, Lenaick, Mestre, Nelia C., Metaxas, Anna, Milligan, Rosanna J., Muthumbi, Agnes W. N., Narayanaswamy, Bhavani E., Ramalho, Sofia P., Ramirez-llodra, Eva, Robson, Laura M., Rogers, Alex D., Sellanes, Javier, Sigwart, Julia D., Sink, Kerry, Snelgrove, Paul V. R., Stefanoudis, Paris V., Sumida, Paulo Y., Taylor, Michelle L., Thurber, Andrew R., Vieira, Rui P., Watanabe, Hiromi K., Woodall, Lucy C., Xavier, Joana R., Howell, Kerry L., Hilário, Ana, Allcock, A. Louise, Bailey, David M., Baker, Maria, Clark, Malcolm R., Colaço, Ana, Copley, Jon, Cordes, Erik E., Danovaro, Roberto, Dissanayake, Awantha, Escobar, Elva, Esquete, Patricia, Gallagher, Austin J., Gates, Andrew R., Gaudron, Sylvie M., German, Christopher R., Gjerde, Kristina M., Higgs, Nicholas D., Le Bris, Nadine, Levin, Lisa A., Manea, Elisabetta, Mcclain, Craig, Menot, Lenaick, Mestre, Nelia C., Metaxas, Anna, Milligan, Rosanna J., Muthumbi, Agnes W. N., Narayanaswamy, Bhavani E., Ramalho, Sofia P., Ramirez-llodra, Eva, Robson, Laura M., Rogers, Alex D., Sellanes, Javier, Sigwart, Julia D., Sink, Kerry, Snelgrove, Paul V. R., Stefanoudis, Paris V., Sumida, Paulo Y., Taylor, Michelle L., Thurber, Andrew R., Vieira, Rui P., Watanabe, Hiromi K., Woodall, Lucy C., and Xavier, Joana R.

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The ocean plays a crucial role in the functioning of the Earth System and in the provision of vital goods and services. The United Nations (UN) declared 2021–2030 as the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development. The Roadmap for the Ocean Decade aims to achieve six critical societal outcomes (SOs) by 2030, through the pursuit of four objectives (Os). It specifically recognizes the scarcity of biological data for deep-sea biomes, and challenges the global scientific community to conduct research to advance understanding of deep-sea ecosystems to inform sustainable management. In this paper, we map four key scientific questions identified by the academic community to the Ocean Decade SOs: (i) What is the diversity of life in the deep ocean? (ii) How are populations and habitats connected? (iii) What is the role of living organisms in ecosystem function and service provision? and (iv) How do species, communities, and ecosystems respond to disturbance? We then consider the design of a global-scale program to address these questions by reviewing key drivers of ecological pattern and process. We recommend using the following criteria to stratify a global survey design: biogeographic region, depth, horizontal distance, substrate type, high and low climate hazard, fished/unfished, near/far from sources of pollution, licensed/protected from industry activities. We consider both spatial and temporal surveys, and emphasize new biological data collection that prioritizes southern and polar latitudes, deeper (> 2000 m) depths, and midwater environments. We provide guidance on observational, experimental, and monitoring needs for different benthic and pelagic ecosystems. We then review recent efforts to standardize biological data and specimen collection and archiving, making “sampling design to knowledge application” recommendations in the context of a new global program. We also review and comment on needs, and recommend actions, to develop capacity in deep-sea res

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46. A decade to study deep-sea life

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Howell, Kerry L., Hilário, Ana, Allcock, A. Louise, Bailey, David, Baker, Maria, Clark, Malcolm R., Colaço, Ana, Copley, Jon, Cordes, Erik E., Danovaro, Roberto, Dissanayake, Awantha, Escobar, Elva, Esquete, Patricia, Gallagher, Austin J., Gates, Andrew R., Gaudron, Sylvie M., German, Christopher R., Gjerde, Kristina M., Higgs, Nicholas D., Le Bris, Nadine, Levin, Lisa A., Manea, Elisabetta, McClain, Craig, Menot, Lenaick, Mestre, Nelia C., Metaxas, Anna, Milligan, Rosanna, Muthumbi, Agnes W. N., Narayanaswamy, Bhavani E., Ramalho, Sofia P., Ramirez-Llodra, Eva, Robson, Laura M., Rogers, Alex D., Sellanes, Javier, Sigwart, Julia D., Sink, Kerry, Snelgrove, Paul V. R., Stefanoudis, Paris V., Sumida, Paulo Y., Taylor, Michelle L., Thurber, Andrew R., Vieira, Rui, Watanabe, Hiromi K., Woodall, Lucy C., Xavier, Joana R., Howell, Kerry L., Hilário, Ana, Allcock, A. Louise, Bailey, David, Baker, Maria, Clark, Malcolm R., Colaço, Ana, Copley, Jon, Cordes, Erik E., Danovaro, Roberto, Dissanayake, Awantha, Escobar, Elva, Esquete, Patricia, Gallagher, Austin J., Gates, Andrew R., Gaudron, Sylvie M., German, Christopher R., Gjerde, Kristina M., Higgs, Nicholas D., Le Bris, Nadine, Levin, Lisa A., Manea, Elisabetta, McClain, Craig, Menot, Lenaick, Mestre, Nelia C., Metaxas, Anna, Milligan, Rosanna, Muthumbi, Agnes W. N., Narayanaswamy, Bhavani E., Ramalho, Sofia P., Ramirez-Llodra, Eva, Robson, Laura M., Rogers, Alex D., Sellanes, Javier, Sigwart, Julia D., Sink, Kerry, Snelgrove, Paul V. R., Stefanoudis, Paris V., Sumida, Paulo Y., Taylor, Michelle L., Thurber, Andrew R., Vieira, Rui, Watanabe, Hiromi K., Woodall, Lucy C., and Xavier, Joana R.

Abstract

The United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development presents an exceptional opportunity to effect positive change in ocean use. We outline what is required of the deep-sea research community to achieve these ambitious objectives. The health of the global ocean, on which society depends, is in decline. The importance of sustainable use to ocean health has long been recognized1, yet the United Nations (UN) First World Ocean Assessment2 from 2017 highlighted increasing ocean pressures from accelerated expansion of human activities, including climate change. These pressures affect all ocean regions, from the coast to the deep sea3. In response to this concern, and to align with several international policy commitments, the UN General Assembly proclaimed 2021–2030 the Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development4. The roadmap for this Ocean Decade recognizes the deep sea as a frontier of science and discovery, and calls for research to advance understanding of deep-sea ecosystems, their functions, vulnerabilities and services to society. Published in March 2020, the draft implementation plan for the Ocean Decade guides the design and implementation of ‘Actions’ that underpin the desired move from ‘the ocean we have’ to ‘the ocean we want’ (Fig. 1). The draft plan calls on the scientific community to develop Actions, at programme, project, activity or contribution levels, to help deliver on four key objectives: (1) increase capacity to generate, understand, manage and use ocean knowledge; (2) identify and generate required ocean data, information and knowledge; (3) build comprehensive understanding of the ocean and its governance systems; and (4) increase the use of ocean knowledge.

Published
2020

47. A decade to study deep-sea life

Author

Howell, Kerry L., primary, Hilário, Ana, additional, Allcock, A. Louise, additional, Bailey, David, additional, Baker, Maria, additional, Clark, Malcolm R., additional, Colaço, Ana, additional, Copley, Jon, additional, Cordes, Erik E., additional, Danovaro, Roberto, additional, Dissanayake, Awantha, additional, Escobar, Elva, additional, Esquete, Patricia, additional, Gallagher, Austin J., additional, Gates, Andrew R., additional, Gaudron, Sylvie M., additional, German, Christopher R., additional, Gjerde, Kristina M., additional, Higgs, Nicholas D., additional, Le Bris, Nadine, additional, Levin, Lisa A., additional, Manea, Elisabetta, additional, McClain, Craig, additional, Menot, Lenaick, additional, Mestre, Nelia C., additional, Metaxas, Anna, additional, Milligan, Rosanna, additional, Muthumbi, Agnes W. N., additional, Narayanaswamy, Bhavani E., additional, Ramalho, Sofia P., additional, Ramirez-Llodra, Eva, additional, Robson, Laura M., additional, Rogers, Alex D., additional, Sellanes, Javier, additional, Sigwart, Julia D., additional, Sink, Kerry, additional, Snelgrove, Paul V. R., additional, Stefanoudis, Paris V., additional, Sumida, Paulo Y., additional, Taylor, Michelle L., additional, Thurber, Andrew R., additional, Vieira, Rui, additional, Watanabe, Hiromi K., additional, Woodall, Lucy C., additional, and Xavier, Joana R., additional

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2020
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48. A Blueprint for an Inclusive, Global Deep-Sea Ocean Decade Field Program

Author

Howell, Kerry L., primary, Hilário, Ana, additional, Allcock, A. Louise, additional, Bailey, David M., additional, Baker, Maria, additional, Clark, Malcolm R., additional, Colaço, Ana, additional, Copley, Jon, additional, Cordes, Erik E., additional, Danovaro, Roberto, additional, Dissanayake, Awantha, additional, Escobar, Elva, additional, Esquete, Patricia, additional, Gallagher, Austin J., additional, Gates, Andrew R., additional, Gaudron, Sylvie M., additional, German, Christopher R., additional, Gjerde, Kristina M., additional, Higgs, Nicholas D., additional, Le Bris, Nadine, additional, Levin, Lisa A., additional, Manea, Elisabetta, additional, McClain, Craig, additional, Menot, Lenaick, additional, Mestre, Nelia C., additional, Metaxas, Anna, additional, Milligan, Rosanna J., additional, Muthumbi, Agnes W. N., additional, Narayanaswamy, Bhavani E., additional, Ramalho, Sofia P., additional, Ramirez-Llodra, Eva, additional, Robson, Laura M., additional, Rogers, Alex D., additional, Sellanes, Javier, additional, Sigwart, Julia D., additional, Sink, Kerry, additional, Snelgrove, Paul V. R., additional, Stefanoudis, Paris V., additional, Sumida, Paulo Y., additional, Taylor, Michelle L., additional, Thurber, Andrew R., additional, Vieira, Rui P., additional, Watanabe, Hiromi K., additional, Woodall, Lucy C., additional, and Xavier, Joana R., additional

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2020
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49. Bringing seascape ecology to the deep seabed: A review and framework for its application.

Author

Swanborn, Denise J.B., Huvenne, Veerle A.I., Pittman, Simon J., and Woodall, Lucy C.

Subjects
DEEP ecology, LANDSCAPE ecology, HABITATS, OCEANOGRAPHIC maps, BENTHIC ecology, ECOSYSTEMS, BIODIVERSITY conservation, OCEAN bottom
Abstract

Seascape ecology is an emerging pattern‐oriented and integrative science conceptually linked to landscape ecology. It aims to quantify multidimensional spatial structure in the sea and reveal its ecological consequences. The seascape ecology approach has made important advances in shallow coastal environments, and increasing exploration and mapping of the deep seabed provides opportunities for application in the deep ocean. We argue that seascape ecology, with its integrative and multiscale perspective, can generate new scientific insights at spatial and temporal scales relevant to ecosystem‐based management. Seascape ecology provides a conceptual and operational framework that integrates and builds on existing benthic ecology and habitat mapping research by providing additional pattern‐oriented concepts, tools and techniques to (1) quantify complex ecological patterns across multiple scales; (2) link spatial patterns to biodiversity and ecological processes; and (3) provide ecologically meaningful information that is operationally relevant to spatial management. This review introduces seascape ecology and provides a framework for its application to deep‐seabed environments. Research areas are highlighted where seascape ecology can advance the ecological understanding of deep benthic environments. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2022
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50. A framework for the development of a global standardised marine taxon reference image database (SMarTaR-ID) to support image-based analyses

Author

Howell, Kerry L., primary, Davies, Jaime S., additional, Allcock, A. Louise, additional, Braga-Henriques, Andreia, additional, Buhl-Mortensen, Pål, additional, Carreiro-Silva, Marina, additional, Dominguez-Carrió, Carlos, additional, Durden, Jennifer M., additional, Foster, Nicola L., additional, Game, Chloe A., additional, Hitchin, Becky, additional, Horton, Tammy, additional, Hosking, Brett, additional, Jones, Daniel O. B., additional, Mah, Christopher, additional, Laguionie Marchais, Claire, additional, Menot, Lenaick, additional, Morato, Telmo, additional, Pearman, Tabitha R. R., additional, Piechaud, Nils, additional, Ross, Rebecca E., additional, Ruhl, Henry A., additional, Saeedi, Hanieh, additional, Stefanoudis, Paris V., additional, Taranto, Gerald H., additional, Thompson, Michael B., additional, Taylor, James R., additional, Tyler, Paul, additional, Vad, Johanne, additional, Victorero, Lissette, additional, Vieira, Rui P., additional, Woodall, Lucy C., additional, Xavier, Joana R., additional, and Wagner, Daniel, additional

Published
2019
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