Demystifying ecological connectivity for actionable spatial conservation planning

M Beger, A Metaxas, AC Balbar, JA McGowan… - Trends in ecology & …, 2022 - cell.com
Connectivity underpins the persistence of life; it needs to inform biodiversity conservation
decisions. Yet, when prioritising conservation areas and develo** actions, connectivity is …

The Internet of Animals: what it is, what it could be

R Kays, M Wikelski - Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 2023 - cell.com
One of the biggest trends in ecology over the past decade has been the creation of
standardized databases. Recently, this has included live data, formal linkages between …

Marine mammal conservation: over the horizon

SE Nelms, J Alfaro-Shigueto, JPY Arnould… - Endangered Species …, 2021 - int-res.com
Marine mammals can play important ecological roles in aquatic ecosystems, and their
presence can be key to community structure and function. Consequently, marine mammals …

Multispecies tracking reveals a major seabird hotspot in the North Atlantic

TE Davies, APB Carneiro, M Tarzia… - Conservation …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The conservation of migratory marine species, including pelagic seabirds, is challenging
because their movements span vast distances frequently beyond national jurisdictions …

Climate change considerations are fundamental to management of deep‐sea resource extraction

LA Levin, CL Wei, DC Dunn, DJ Amon… - Global Change …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Climate change manifestation in the ocean, through warming, oxygen loss, increasing
acidification, and changing particulate organic carbon flux (one metric of altered food …

Considering Indigenous Peoples and local communities in governance of the global ocean commons

MK Vierros, AL Harrison, MR Sloat, GO Crespo… - Marine Policy, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract The United Nations are currently negotiating a new international legally-binding
instrument to govern the global ocean commons, a vast area beyond national jurisdiction …

The important marine mammal area network: a tool for systematic spatial planning in response to the marine mammal habitat conservation crisis

MJ Tetley, GT Braulik, C Lanfredi, G Minton… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The Important Marine Mammal Areas (IMMAs) initiative was launched by the Marine
Mammal Protected Areas Task Force of the International Union for the Conservation of …

Mobile protected areas for biodiversity on the high seas

SM Maxwell, KM Gjerde, MG Conners, LB Crowder - Science, 2020 - science.org
A new agreement is being negotiated under the 1982 United Nations Convention on the
Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) to provide legally binding mechanisms to protect the marine …

Global political responsibility for the conservation of albatrosses and large petrels

M Beal, MP Dias, RA Phillips, S Oppel, C Hazin… - Science …, 2021 - science.org
Migratory marine species cross political borders and enter the high seas, where the lack of
an effective global management framework for biodiversity leaves them vulnerable to …

[HTML][HTML] Connecting conservation & culture: The importance of Indigenous Knowledge in conservation decision-making and resource management of migratory …

M McLean, B Warner, R Markham, M Fischer, J Walker… - Marine Policy, 2023 - Elsevier
Migratory marine species (eg, seabirds, marine mammals, fish, and sea turtles) cross and
connect distant communities and ecosystems throughout their transboundary journeys. Due …