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Marine Protected Areas

Publication 30 June, 2022

What is a Marine Protected Area? Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) support conservation. They are defined areas of the sea that have some level of protection for the species and ecosystems…

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Krill fishing and conservation in the Southern Ocean

Publication 30 June, 2022

…is the role of Marine Protected Areas? Marine Protected Areas or MPAs aim to conserve biodiversity in defined areas where there is a need for enhanced protection. Some MPAs are…

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Marine plastics threatens giant Atlantic Marine Protected Areas

Publication 20 October, 2018

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Identification of candidate pelagic marine protected areas through a seabird seasonal-, multispecific- and extinction risk-based approach

Publication 1 October, 2017

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Mismatches in scale between highly mobile marine megafauna and marine protected areas

Publication 20 July, 2022

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Landscape mapping at sub-Antarctic South Georgia provides a protocol for underpinning large-scale marine protected areas

Publication 3 October, 2016

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On the ecological relevance of landscape mapping and its application in the spatial planning of very large marine protected areas

Publication 1 June, 2018

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Predator-derived bioregions in the Southern Ocean: Characteristics, drivers and representation in marine protected areas

Publication 1 August, 2022

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The spatial distribution of Antarctica’s protected areas: a product of pragmatism, geopolitics, or conservation need?

Publication 1 June, 2017

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Climate mitigation through biological conservation: Extensive and valuable blue carbon natural capital in Tristan da Cunha’s giant Marine Protected Zone

Publication 16 December, 2021

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Using forecasting methods to incorporate social, economic, and political considerations into Marine Protected Area planning

Publication 13 August, 2021

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Developing resilience to climate change impacts in Antarctica: An evaluation of Antarctic Treaty System protected area policy

Publication 1 October, 2021

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Changes in prey fields increase the potential for spatial overlap between gentoo penguins and a krill fishery within a marine protected area

Publication 1 March, 2021

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The South Orkney Islands Southern Shelf Marine Protected Area

Publication 1 January, 2020

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Overlap between marine predators and proposed Marine Managed Areas on the Patagonian Shelf

Publication 1 December, 2021

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Marine Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas for penguins in Antarctica, targets for conservation action.

Publication 20 January, 2021

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Anthropogenic debris in an Antarctic Specially Protected Area in the maritime Antarctic

Publication 1 November, 2021

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Comparison of methods for determining key marine areas from tracking data

Publication 1 January, 2013

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Important marine areas for the conservation of northern rockhopper penguins within the Tristan da Cunha Exclusive Economic Zone

Publication 3 December, 2020

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Conservation and the Antarctic environment: The working group reports of the joint IUCN/SCAR Symposium on the scientific requirements for Antarctic conservation

Publication 1 January, 1987

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Tracking seabirds to identify ecologically important and high risk marine areas in the western North Atlantic

Publication 1 January, 2012

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Filling the data gaps: Transferring models from data-rich to data-poor deep-sea areas to support spatial management

Publication 1 November, 2023

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Areas of importance for seabirds tracked from French southern territories, and recommendations for conservation

Publication 1 September, 2014

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Ecological habitat partitioning and feeding specialisations of coastal minke whales (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) using a recently designated MPA in northeast Scotland

Publication 19 July, 2023

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Evaluating the effectiveness of a large multi-use MPA in protecting Key Biodiversity Areas for marine predators

Publication 1 June, 2020

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First records of Chionodraco hamatus nests in coastal areas of Terra Nova Bay (Ross Sea): a potential nesting area for the species?

Publication 8 November, 2023

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Using globally threatened pelagic birds to identify priority sites for marine conservation in the South Atlantic Ocean

Publication 1 July, 2017

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Marine spatial planning for the conservation of albatrosses and large petrels breeding at South Georgia

Publication 1 June, 2016

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Benthic assemblage composition of South Atlantic seamounts

Publication 22 October, 2021

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Conservation implications of consistent foraging and trophic ecology in a rare petrel species

Publication 1 April, 2016

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Responses of Southern Ocean seafloor habitats and communities to global and local drivers of change

Publication 13 May, 2021

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Conservation biogeography of the Antarctic

Publication 1 January, 2012

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The status and conservation of Antarctic seals and seabirds: A review

Publication 1 January, 1987

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Protecting Antarctic blue carbon: As marine ice retreats can the law fill the gap?

Publication 1 February, 2020

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Integrating climate adaptation and biodiversity conservation in the global ocean

Publication 27 November, 2019

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Developing UAV monitoring of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands’ iconic land-based marine predators

Publication 1 June, 2021

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A species approach to marine ecosystem conservation

Publication 1 January, 2008

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Translating marine animal tracking data into conservation policy and management

Publication 1 May, 2019

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Managing for change: Using vertebrate at sea habitat use to direct management efforts

Publication 1 August, 2018

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Comparative marine biodiversity and depth zonation in the Southern Ocean: evidence from a new large polychaete dataset from Scotia and Amundsen seas

Publication 1 March, 2018

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A dynamic framework for assessing and managing risks to ecosystems from fisheries: demonstration for conserving the krill-based food web in Antarctica

Publication 2 June, 2023

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Precautionary spatial protection to facilitate the scientific study of habitats and communities under ice shelves in the context of recent, rapid, regional climate change

Publication 1 January, 2013

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Managing for climate resilient fisheries: Applications to the Southern Ocean

Publication 15 May, 2023

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Invasions by marine life on plastic debris

Publication 1 January, 2002

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Massive circumpolar biomass of Southern Ocean zooplankton: Implications for food web structure, carbon export, and marine spatial planning

Publication 1 November, 2022

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In-situ image analysis of habitat heterogeneity and benthic biodiversity in the Prince Gustav Channel, Eastern Antarctic Peninsula.

Publication 28 January, 2021

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The impacts of climate change on circumpolar biodiversity

Publication 1 January, 2012

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Surveys reveal increasing and globally important populations of south polar skuas and Antarctic shags in Ryder Bay (Antarctic Peninsula)

Publication 1 February, 2019

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Foraging range scales with colony size in high-latitude seabirds

Publication 12 September, 2022

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Bottlenose dolphin abundance in the NW Mediterranean: addressing heterogeneity in distribution

Publication 1 January, 2004

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Stepping stones towards Antarctica: Switch to southern spawning grounds explains an abrupt range shift in krill

Publication 1 February, 2022

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Hemispheric asymmetry in ocean change and the productivity of ecosystem sentinels

Publication 28 May, 2021

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Spatial distribution of management measures, Antarctic krill catch and Southern Ocean bioregions: implications for conservation planning

Publication 1 June, 2013

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Antarctic macrobenthic communities: a compilation of circumpolar information

Publication 19 February, 2013

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Research priorities for seabirds: improving conservation and management in the 21st century

Publication 1 January, 2012

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Combined bottom-up and top-down pressures drive catastrophic population declines of Arctic skuas in Scotland

Publication 1 November, 2018

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Using Predicted Patterns of 3D Prey Distribution to Map King Penguin Foraging Habitat

Publication 29 November, 2021

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What inhabits the South Sandwich Islands deep-sea? Biodiversity and biogeography of bathyal communities using predators as biological samplers

Publication 1 March, 2024

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One hundred questions of importance to the conservation of global biological diversity

Publication 1 January, 2009

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The breeding cycle, year-round distribution and activity patterns of the endangered Chatham Petrel (Pterodroma axillaris)

Publication 1 January, 2012

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The South Sandwich Islands – a community of meta-populations across all trophic levels

Publication 18 June, 2018

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Male Antarctic fur seals: neglected food competitors of bioindicator species in the context of an increasing Antarctic krill fishery.

Publication 28 October, 2020

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The emperor penguin – vulnerable to projected rates of warming and sea ice loss

Publication 1 January, 2020

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