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The Zhemchug Canyon in the Bering Sea needs protection...
The Zhemchug Canyon in the Bering Sea needs protection...
Submarine canyons are fragile and unique ecosystems that deserve as much protection as any other ecosystems on Earth
Case study : Zhemchug Canyon vulnerability assessment
Case study : Zhemchug Canyon vulnerability assessment
Geological profile, biodiversity, pressures, protection and fishing activities of Zhemchug Canyon
My work as an MPA manager scientific advisor is to be able to adapt the monitoring strategy and the scientific bases of our work to a new area with different pressures
Original vulnerability assessment report : La Fonera Canyon
Original vulnerability assessment report : La Fonera Canyon
As MPA manager scientific advisors , we wrote a vulnerability assessment report with guidelines for monitoring for La Fonera Canyon, in the Mediterranean Sea. To test the suitability of our approach as a basis for protection of other canyons in the world, and examine the consequences of climate change, we choose the Zhemchug Canyon (Bering Sea) as a case study
Find out how species try to escape the threat of climate change
Find out how species try to escape the threat of climate change
Ice-loss, rain-on-ice and other phenomena resulting from global warming endangered the species of the Bering Sea, forcing them to move to escape harsh live-confitions
MPA = Marine Protected Area
MPA = Marine Protected Area
MPA are useful tools to prevent ecosystems from collasping
“Marine protected area” is a term that is used for a variety of conservation and management methods with different levels
Zhemchug canyon location
Zhemchug canyon location
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