Understanding the distribution of marine megafauna in the English channel region: identifying key habitats for conservation within the busiest seaway on earth.

The temperate waters of the North-Eastern Atlantic have a long history of maritime resource richness and, as a result, the European Union is endeavouring to maintain regional productivity and biodiversity. At the intersection of these aims lies potential conflict, signalling the need for integrated,...

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Autores principales:	Catherine M McClellan, Tom Brereton, Florence Dell'Amico, David G Johns, Anna-C Cucknell, Samantha C Patrick, Rod Penrose, Vincent Ridoux, Jean-Luc Solandt, Eric Stephan, Stephen C Votier, Ruth Williams, Brendan J Godley
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:faadafe712d84136a5421a0327b7a0a12021-11-18T08:30:30ZUnderstanding the distribution of marine megafauna in the English channel region: identifying key habitats for conservation within the busiest seaway on earth.1932-620310.1371/journal.pone.0089720https://doaj.org/article/faadafe712d84136a5421a0327b7a0a12014-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/24586985/pdf/?tool=EBIhttps://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203The temperate waters of the North-Eastern Atlantic have a long history of maritime resource richness and, as a result, the European Union is endeavouring to maintain regional productivity and biodiversity. At the intersection of these aims lies potential conflict, signalling the need for integrated, cross-border management approaches. This paper focuses on the marine megafauna of the region. This guild of consumers was formerly abundant, but is now depleted and protected under various national and international legislative structures. We present a meta-analysis of available megafauna datasets using presence-only distribution models to characterise suitable habitat and identify spatially-important regions within the English Channel and southern bight of the North Sea. The integration of studies from dedicated and opportunistic observer programmes in the United Kingdom and France provide a valuable perspective on the spatial and seasonal distribution of various taxonomic groups, including large pelagic fishes and sharks, marine mammals, seabirds and marine turtles. The Western English Channel emerged as a hotspot of biodiversity for megafauna, while species richness was low in the Eastern English Channel. Spatial conservation planning is complicated by the highly mobile nature of marine megafauna, however they are important components of the marine environment and understanding their distribution is a first crucial step toward their inclusion into marine ecosystem management.Catherine M McClellanTom BreretonFlorence Dell'AmicoDavid G JohnsAnna-C CucknellSamantha C PatrickRod PenroseVincent RidouxJean-Luc SolandtEric StephanStephen C VotierRuth WilliamsBrendan J GodleyPublic Library of Science (PLoS)articleMedicineRScienceQENPLoS ONE, Vol 9, Iss 2, p e89720 (2014)
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spellingShingle	Medicine R Science Q Catherine M McClellan Tom Brereton Florence Dell'Amico David G Johns Anna-C Cucknell Samantha C Patrick Rod Penrose Vincent Ridoux Jean-Luc Solandt Eric Stephan Stephen C Votier Ruth Williams Brendan J Godley Understanding the distribution of marine megafauna in the English channel region: identifying key habitats for conservation within the busiest seaway on earth.
description	The temperate waters of the North-Eastern Atlantic have a long history of maritime resource richness and, as a result, the European Union is endeavouring to maintain regional productivity and biodiversity. At the intersection of these aims lies potential conflict, signalling the need for integrated, cross-border management approaches. This paper focuses on the marine megafauna of the region. This guild of consumers was formerly abundant, but is now depleted and protected under various national and international legislative structures. We present a meta-analysis of available megafauna datasets using presence-only distribution models to characterise suitable habitat and identify spatially-important regions within the English Channel and southern bight of the North Sea. The integration of studies from dedicated and opportunistic observer programmes in the United Kingdom and France provide a valuable perspective on the spatial and seasonal distribution of various taxonomic groups, including large pelagic fishes and sharks, marine mammals, seabirds and marine turtles. The Western English Channel emerged as a hotspot of biodiversity for megafauna, while species richness was low in the Eastern English Channel. Spatial conservation planning is complicated by the highly mobile nature of marine megafauna, however they are important components of the marine environment and understanding their distribution is a first crucial step toward their inclusion into marine ecosystem management.
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author	Catherine M McClellan Tom Brereton Florence Dell'Amico David G Johns Anna-C Cucknell Samantha C Patrick Rod Penrose Vincent Ridoux Jean-Luc Solandt Eric Stephan Stephen C Votier Ruth Williams Brendan J Godley
author_facet	Catherine M McClellan Tom Brereton Florence Dell'Amico David G Johns Anna-C Cucknell Samantha C Patrick Rod Penrose Vincent Ridoux Jean-Luc Solandt Eric Stephan Stephen C Votier Ruth Williams Brendan J Godley
author_sort	Catherine M McClellan
title	Understanding the distribution of marine megafauna in the English channel region: identifying key habitats for conservation within the busiest seaway on earth.
title_short	Understanding the distribution of marine megafauna in the English channel region: identifying key habitats for conservation within the busiest seaway on earth.
title_full	Understanding the distribution of marine megafauna in the English channel region: identifying key habitats for conservation within the busiest seaway on earth.
title_fullStr	Understanding the distribution of marine megafauna in the English channel region: identifying key habitats for conservation within the busiest seaway on earth.
title_full_unstemmed	Understanding the distribution of marine megafauna in the English channel region: identifying key habitats for conservation within the busiest seaway on earth.
title_sort	understanding the distribution of marine megafauna in the english channel region: identifying key habitats for conservation within the busiest seaway on earth.
publisher	Public Library of Science (PLoS)
publishDate	2014
url	https://doaj.org/article/faadafe712d84136a5421a0327b7a0a1
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Understanding the distribution of marine megafauna in the English channel region: identifying key habitats for conservation within the busiest seaway on earth.

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