Shallow seamounts are "oases" and activity hubs for pelagic predators in a large-scale marine reserve.

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Autori principali: Weber, Sam B, Richardson, Andrew J, Thompson, Christopher D H, Brown, Judith, Campanella, Fabio, Godley, Brendan J, Hussey, Nigel E, Meeuwig, Jessica J, Rose, Paul, Weber, Nicola, Witt, Matthew J, Broderick, Annette C
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author Weber, Sam B
Richardson, Andrew J
Thompson, Christopher D H
Brown, Judith
Campanella, Fabio
Godley, Brendan J
Hussey, Nigel E
Meeuwig, Jessica J
Rose, Paul
Weber, Nicola
Witt, Matthew J
Broderick, Annette C
author_facet Weber, Sam B
Richardson, Andrew J
Thompson, Christopher D H
Brown, Judith
Campanella, Fabio
Godley, Brendan J
Hussey, Nigel E
Meeuwig, Jessica J
Rose, Paul
Weber, Nicola
Witt, Matthew J
Broderick, Annette C
Weber, Sam B
Richardson, Andrew J
Thompson, Christopher D H
Brown, Judith
Campanella, Fabio
Godley, Brendan J
Hussey, Nigel E
Meeuwig, Jessica J
Rose, Paul
Weber, Nicola
Witt, Matthew J
Broderick, Annette C
collection PubMed - marine biology
contents Shallow seamounts are "oases" and activity hubs for pelagic predators in a large-scale marine reserve. Weber, Sam B Richardson, Andrew J Thompson, Christopher D H Brown, Judith Campanella, Fabio Godley, Brendan J Hussey, Nigel E Meeuwig, Jessica J Rose, Paul Weber, Nicola Witt, Matthew J Broderick, Annette C Animals Predatory Behavior Biomass Food Chain Sharks Conservation of Natural Resources Fishes Atlantic Ocean Ecosystem Biodiversity Birds Seamounts have been likened to "oases" of life in the comparative deserts of the open ocean, often harbouring high densities of threatened and exploited pelagic top predators. However, few such aggregations have been studied in any detail and the mechanisms that sustain them are poorly understood. Here, we present the findings of an integrated study of 3 previously unexplored seamounts in the tropical Atlantic, which aimed to investigate their significance as predator "hotspots" and inform their inclusion in one of world's largest marine reserves. Baited underwater video and visual census transects revealed enhanced diversity and biomass of pelagic top predators, including elevated abundances of 7 species of sharks, predatory fish, and seabirds, within 5 km of 2 shallow seamounts (
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spellingShingle Shallow seamounts are "oases" and activity hubs for pelagic predators in a large-scale marine reserve.
Weber, Sam B
Richardson, Andrew J
Thompson, Christopher D H
Brown, Judith
Campanella, Fabio
Godley, Brendan J
Hussey, Nigel E
Meeuwig, Jessica J
Rose, Paul
Weber, Nicola
Witt, Matthew J
Broderick, Annette C
Animals
Predatory Behavior
Biomass
Food Chain
Sharks
Conservation of Natural Resources
Fishes
Atlantic Ocean
Ecosystem
Biodiversity
Birds
Shallow seamounts are "oases" and activity hubs for pelagic predators in a large-scale marine reserve. Weber, Sam B Richardson, Andrew J Thompson, Christopher D H Brown, Judith Campanella, Fabio Godley, Brendan J Hussey, Nigel E Meeuwig, Jessica J Rose, Paul Weber, Nicola Witt, Matthew J Broderick, Annette C Animals Predatory Behavior Biomass Food Chain Sharks Conservation of Natural Resources Fishes Atlantic Ocean Ecosystem Biodiversity Birds Seamounts have been likened to "oases" of life in the comparative deserts of the open ocean, often harbouring high densities of threatened and exploited pelagic top predators. However, few such aggregations have been studied in any detail and the mechanisms that sustain them are poorly understood. Here, we present the findings of an integrated study of 3 previously unexplored seamounts in the tropical Atlantic, which aimed to investigate their significance as predator "hotspots" and inform their inclusion in one of world's largest marine reserves. Baited underwater video and visual census transects revealed enhanced diversity and biomass of pelagic top predators, including elevated abundances of 7 species of sharks, predatory fish, and seabirds, within 5 km of 2 shallow seamounts (
title Shallow seamounts are "oases" and activity hubs for pelagic predators in a large-scale marine reserve.
topic Animals
Predatory Behavior
Biomass
Food Chain
Sharks
Conservation of Natural Resources
Fishes
Atlantic Ocean
Ecosystem
Biodiversity
Birds
url https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39903785/