کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
8886439 1627552 2017 12 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Mediterranean banks in EBSA area: Hotspots of biodiversity under threat
موضوعات مرتبط
مهندسی و علوم پایه علوم زمین و سیارات اقیانوس شناسی
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Mediterranean banks in EBSA area: Hotspots of biodiversity under threat
چکیده انگلیسی
This study demonstrates that, in the Central Mediterranean Sea, the Graham, Nereo and Pantelleria Vecchia Banks of the Strait of Sicily represent, in the wide and diversified 'Sicily Channel' Ecological or Biological Significant Area, unknown hot spots of biodiversity threatened by human activities. The investigated banks show an high ecological and biological value (EBV), assessed through presence/absence of specific indicators. The ecological groups of Graham Bank show the maximum EBV; the same as Nereo and Pantelleria Vecchia, except for the benthic component. All three banks are highly threatened, mainly the benthic and benthopelagic ecological groups. However, these Banks still have wide pristine areas to protect and can be considered eligible sites for the imposition of area-based management measures of conservation. This study represent also a support for decision makers involved in protection of the Mediterranean open sea areas, to pinpoint other priority conservation banks.
ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Marine Environmental Research - Volume 131, October 2017, Pages 57-68
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