Predicting the Distribution of Indicator Taxa of Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems in the Arctic and Sub-arctic Waters of the Nordic Seas

Predicting the Distribution of Indicator Taxa of Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems in the Arctic and Sub-arctic Waters of the Nordic Seas

In the deep waters of the Nordic Seas and adjacent areas, several benthic habitats such as cold-water coral reefs, coral gardens, and deep-sea sponge aggregations have been classified as vulnerable marine ecosystems (VMEs), due to their uniqueness, limited spatial extent, physical fragility, and slo...

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Main Authors: Julian M. Burgos, Lene Buhl-Mortensen, Pål Buhl-Mortensen, Steinunn H. Ólafsdóttir, Petur Steingrund, Stefán Á. Ragnarsson, Øystein Skagseth
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
Subjects:
vulnerable marine ecosystems
indicator taxa
cold-water corals
sponge aggregations
species distribution models
Nordic Seas
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmars.2020.00131/full

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