Systematic Conservation Planning at an Ocean Basin Scale: Identifying a Viable Network of Deep-Sea Protected Areas in the North Atlantic and the Mediterranean

North Atlantic Basin-Scale Multi-Criteria Assessment Database to Inform Effective Management and Protection of Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems

(2021) Telmo Morato et al.   Frontiers in Marine Science

Climate‐induced changes in the suitable habitat of cold‐water corals and commercially important deep‐sea fishes in the North Atlantic

(2020) Telmo Morato et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Towards an Ecosystem-Based Marine Spatial Planning in the deep Mediterranean Sea

(2020) E. Manea et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

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

(2020) Lisa A. Levin et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Larval behaviour, dispersal and population connectivity in the deep sea

(2020) Stefan F. Gary et al.   Scientific Reports

Should potential for climate change refugia be mainstreamed into the criteria for describing EBSAs?

(2019) David Edward Johnson et al.   Conservation Letters

Physiology in ecological niche modeling: using zebra mussel's upper thermal tolerance to refine model predictions through Bayesian analysis

(2019) Xiao Feng et al.   ECOGRAPHY

Recent pace of change in human impact on the world’s ocean

(2019) Benjamin S. Halpern et al.   Scientific Reports

Marine spatial planning in areas beyond national jurisdiction

(2019) Glen Wright et al.   MARINE POLICY

A critical evaluation of the Aichi Biodiversity Target 11 and the Mediterranean MPA network, two years ahead of its deadline

(2018) J. Amengual et al.   BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION

Predicting cold-water coral distribution in the Cap de Creus Canyon (NW Mediterranean): Implications for marine conservation planning

(2018) Claudio Lo Iacono et al.   PROGRESS IN OCEANOGRAPHY

Biologically representative and well-connected marine reserves enhance biodiversity persistence in conservation planning

(2018) Rafael A. Magris et al.   Conservation Letters

A strategy for the conservation of biodiversity on mid-ocean ridges from deep-sea mining

(2018) Daniel C. Dunn et al.   Science Advances

Research advances and gaps in marine planning: towards a global database in systematic conservation planning

(2018) Jorge G. Álvarez-Romero et al.   BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION

Connectivity modelling of areas closed to protect vulnerable marine ecosystems in the northwest Atlantic

(2018) Ellen Kenchington et al.   DEEP-SEA RESEARCH PART I-OCEANOGRAPHIC RESEARCH PAPERS

Conventional methods for enhancing connectivity in conservation planning do not always maintain gene flow

(2018) Jeffrey O. Hanson et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY

Designing connected marine reserves in the face of global warming

(2017) Jorge G. Álvarez-Romero et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Resilience of benthic deep-sea fauna to mining activities

(2017) Sabine Gollner et al.   MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

A database of global marine commercial, small-scale, illegal and unreported fisheries catch 1950–2014

(2017) Reg A. Watson   Scientific Data

Major impacts of climate change on deep-sea benthic ecosystems

(2017) Andrew K. Sweetman et al.   Elementa-Science of the Anthropocene

Integrated conservation planning for coral reefs: Designing conservation zones for multiple conservation objectives in spatial prioritisation

(2017) Rafael A. Magris et al.   Global Ecology and Conservation

Impact of life history traits on gene flow: A multispecies systematic review across oceanographic barriers in the Mediterranean Sea

(2017) Marta Pascual et al.   PLoS One

Effectiveness of a deep-sea cold-water coral Marine Protected Area, following eight years of fisheries closure

(2016) V.A.I. Huvenne et al.   BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION

Merging scleractinian genera: the overwhelming genetic similarity between solitary Desmophyllum and colonial Lophelia

(2016) Anna Maria Addamo et al.   BMC EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

The distribution of deep-sea sponge aggregations in the North Atlantic and implications for their effective spatial management

(2016) Kerry-Louise Howell et al.   DEEP-SEA RESEARCH PART I-OCEANOGRAPHIC RESEARCH PAPERS

Linking basin-scale connectivity, oceanography and population dynamics for the conservation and management of marine ecosystems

(2016) Mélodie Dubois et al.   GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY

The footprint of bottom trawling in European waters: distribution, intensity, and seabed integrity

(2016) Ole R. Eigaard et al.   ICES JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE

Seafloor massive sulfide deposits support unique megafaunal assemblages: Implications for seabed mining and conservation

(2016) Rachel E. Boschen et al.   MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

Emerging impact of Greenland meltwater on deepwater formation in the North Atlantic Ocean

(2016) Claus W. Böning et al.   Nature Geoscience

Improving spatial prioritisation for remote marine regions: optimising biodiversity conservation and sustainable development trade-offs

(2016) Cordelia H. Moore et al.   Scientific Reports

Sensitivity of marine protected area network connectivity to atmospheric variability

(2016) Alan D. Fox et al.   Royal Society Open Science

Ecosystem engineering creates a direct nutritional link between 600-m deep cold-water coral mounds and surface productivity

(2016) Karline Soetaert et al.   Scientific Reports

The importance of deep-sea vulnerable marine ecosystems for demersal fish in the Azores

(2015) Christopher K. Pham et al.   DEEP-SEA RESEARCH PART I-OCEANOGRAPHIC RESEARCH PAPERS

How to select networks of marine protected areas for multiple species with different dispersal strategies

(2015) Per R. Jonsson et al.   DIVERSITY AND DISTRIBUTIONS

Combined application of biophysical habitat mapping and systematic conservation planning to assess efficiency and representativeness of the existing High Seas MPA network in the Northeast Atlantic

(2015) Jon L. Evans et al.   ICES JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE

Climate change and warm-water species at the north-western boundary of the Mediterranean Sea

(2015) Valeriano Parravicini et al.   Marine Ecology-An Evolutionary Perspective

Integrating regional conservation priorities for multiple objectives into national policy

(2015) Maria Beger et al.   Nature Communications

No Reef Is an Island: Integrating Coral Reef Connectivity Data into the Design of Regional-Scale Marine Protected Area Networks

(2015) Steven R. Schill et al.   PLoS One

When is a marine protected area network ecologically coherent? A case study from the North-east Atlantic

(2014) David Johnson et al.   AQUATIC CONSERVATION-MARINE AND FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS

Integrating connectivity and climate change into marine conservation planning

(2014) Rafael A. Magris et al.   BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION

Distribution of nine cold-water coral species (Scleractinia and Gorgonacea) in the cold temperate North Atlantic: effects of bathymetry and hydrography

(2014) Lene Buhl-Mortensen et al.   HYDROBIOLOGIA

Future-proofing marine protected area networks for cold water coral reefs

(2014) E. L. Jackson et al.   ICES JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE

Recent advances in deep-sea natural products

(2014) Danielle Skropeta et al.   NATURAL PRODUCT REPORTS

Embryogenesis and Larval Biology of the Cold-Water Coral Lophelia pertusa

(2014) Ann I. Larsson et al.   PLoS One

Chronic and intensive bottom trawling impairs deep-sea biodiversity and ecosystem functioning

(2014) A. Pusceddu et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Integrating scientific guidance into marine spatial planning

(2014) A. Rassweiler et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

A Call for Deep-Ocean Stewardship

(2014) K. J. Mengerink et al.   SCIENCE

Cold-water coral reef habitats benefit recreationally valuable sharks

(2013) Lea-Anne Henry et al.   BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION

Large-scale conservation planning in a multinational marine environment: cost matters

(2013) Tessa Mazor et al.   ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS

Deep-sea sponge grounds enhance diversity and abundance of epibenthic megafauna in the Northwest Atlantic

(2013) Lindsay I. Beazley et al.   ICES JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE

Ecoregion-Based Conservation Planning in the Mediterranean: Dealing with Large-Scale Heterogeneity

(2013) Sylvaine Giakoumi et al.   PLoS One

Modeling the Distribution of Geodia Sponges and Sponge Grounds in the Northwest Atlantic

(2013) Anders Knudby et al.   PLoS One

From principles to practice: a spatial approach to systematic conservation planning in the deep sea

(2013) L. M. Wedding et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Taxonomy, biogeography and DNA barcodes ofGeodiaspecies (Porifera, Demospongiae, Tetractinellida) in the Atlantic boreo-arctic region

(2013) Paco Cárdenas et al.   ZOOLOGICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY

Systematic Conservation Planning: A Better Recipe for Managing the High Seas for Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Use

(2013) Natalie C. Ban et al.   Conservation Letters

Model-based assessment of local-scale fish larval connectivity in a network of marine protected areas

(2012) GOTZON BASTERRETXEA et al.   FISHERIES OCEANOGRAPHY

Deep cold-water corals as nurseries for fish larvae

(2012) Sandrine Baillon et al.   FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Global habitat suitability of cold-water octocorals

(2012) Chris Yesson et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOGEOGRAPHY

The global distribution of seamounts based on 30 arc seconds bathymetry data

(2011) Chris Yesson et al.   DEEP-SEA RESEARCH PART I-OCEANOGRAPHIC RESEARCH PAPERS

Dispersal connectivity and reserve selection for marine conservation

(2011) Stuart Kininmonth et al.   ECOLOGICAL MODELLING

Does including physiology improve species distribution model predictions of responses to recent climate change?

(2011) Lauren B. Buckley et al.   ECOLOGY

Effects of trawling on fish and invertebrates from deep-sea coral facies of Isidella elongata in the western Mediterranean

(2011) Francesc Maynou et al.   JOURNAL OF THE MARINE BIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED KINGDOM

Distributional patterns of deep-sea coral assemblages in three submarine canyons off Newfoundland, Canada

(2011) KD Baker et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Global distribution of large submarine canyons: Geomorphic differences between active and passive continental margins

(2011) Peter T. Harris et al.   MARINE GEOLOGY

Global Habitat Suitability for Framework-Forming Cold-Water Corals

(2011) Andrew J. Davies et al.   PLoS One

Man and the Last Great Wilderness: Human Impact on the Deep Sea

(2011) Eva Ramirez-Llodra et al.   PLoS One

The utility and limitations of size and spacing guidelines for designing marine protected area (MPA) networks

(2010) Elizabeth A. Moffitt et al.   BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION

Flexibility, efficiency, and accountability: adapting reserve selection algorithms to more complex conservation problems

(2010) Ana S. Rodrigues et al.   ECOGRAPHY

Mining seafloor massive sulphides and biodiversity: what is at risk?

(2010) C. L. Van Dover   ICES JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE

Seamounts as refugia from ocean acidification for cold-water stony corals

(2010) Derek P. Tittensor et al.   Marine Ecology-An Evolutionary Perspective

Biological structures as a source of habitat heterogeneity and biodiversity on the deep ocean margins

(2010) Lene Buhl-Mortensen et al.   Marine Ecology-An Evolutionary Perspective

Deep-Sea Biodiversity in the Mediterranean Sea: The Known, the Unknown, and the Unknowable

(2010) Roberto Danovaro et al.   PLoS One

Designing marine reserve networks for both conservation and fisheries management

(2010) S. D. Gaines et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Submarine canyons: hotspots of benthic biomass and productivity in the deep sea

(2010) F. C. De Leo et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Neglect of Genetic Diversity in Implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity

(2009) LINDA LAIKRE et al.   CONSERVATION BIOLOGY

Impacts of bottom trawling on deep-coral ecosystems of seamounts are long-lasting

(2009) F Althaus et al.   MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Long-term changes in deep-water fish populations in the northeast Atlantic: a deeper reaching effect of fisheries?

(2009) D.M. Bailey et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Spatial socioeconomic data as a cost in systematic marine conservation planning

(2009) Natalie Corinna Ban et al.   Conservation Letters

Larval Dispersal and Marine Population Connectivity

(2008) Robert K. Cowen et al.   Annual Review of Marine Science

Striking a Balance between Biodiversity Conservation and Socioeconomic Viability in the Design of Marine Protected Areas

(2008) C. J. KLEIN et al.   CONSERVATION BIOLOGY

Mass extinctions and ocean acidification: biological constraints on geological dilemmas

(2008) J. E. N. Veron   CORAL REEFS

Challenges facing a network of representative marine protected areas in the Mediterranean: prioritizing the protection of underrepresented habitats

(2008) A. Abdulla et al.   ICES JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE