Can We Protect Seamounts for Research? A CALL FOR CONSERVATION
Can We Protect Seamounts for Research? A CALL FOR CONSERVATION
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DOI：
10.5670/oceanog.2010.71
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发表时间：
2010-03-01
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2.8
通讯作者：
Santos, Ricardo S.
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作者：
Morato, Telmo;Pitcher, Tony J.;Santos, Ricardo S.
捕捞和采矿等采掘过程正在使海山生态系统严重退化，引起人们对这些做法对全球海洋生物多样性和主要通量的影响的严重关切。尽管迄今收集了数据，但我们仍然对其中许多问题的量化细节一无所知。为了解决这一限制，我们呼吁为研究目的关闭选定的海山。这些研究海山将作为恢复的基线，并应指定用于监测和基础研究。我们将在亚速尔群岛的秃鹰海山建立一个创新的生物观测站作为一种可能的模式。
Extractive processes such as fishing and mining are degrading seamount ecosystems considerably, raising serious concerns about the impacts of these practices on global ocean biodiversity and key fluxes. Despite the data collected to date, we remain ignorant of the quantitative details of many of these issues. To address this limitation, we call for the closure of selected seamounts for research purposes. These research seamounts will act as baselines for recovery, and should be earmarked for monitoring and fundamental research. We describe an innovative bio-observatory at Condor Seamount in the Azores as one possible model.