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Record Nr.

UNINA9910461365303321

Titolo

Seafloor geomorphology as benthic habitat [[electronic resource] ] : GeoHAB atlas of seafloor geomorphic features and benthic habitats / / edited by Peter T. Harris, Elaine K. Baker

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Elsevier, 2012

ISBN

1-283-34783-0

9786613347831

0-12-385141-6

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (947 p.)

Collana

Elsevier insights

Altri autori (Persone)

HarrisPeter T

BakerElaine K

Disciplina

551.468

Soggetti

Submarine topography

Benthos

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Introduction -- pt. 2. Case studies -- pt. 3. Synthesis.

Sommario/riassunto

The conservation of marine benthic biodiversity is a recognised goal of a number of national and international programs such as the United Nations Convention on Biodiversity (CBD). In order to attain this goal, information is needed about the distribution of life in the ocean so that spatial conservation measures such as marine protected areas (MPAs) can be designed to maximise protection within boundaries of acceptable dimensions. Ideally, a map would be produced that showed the distribution of benthic biodiversity to enable the efficient design of MPAs. The dilemma is that such maps do no