Linking Habitat and Associated Abiotic Conditions to Predict Fish Hotspots Distribution Areas within La Paz Bay: Evaluating Marine Conservation Areas

Linking Habitat and Associated Abiotic Conditions to Predict Fish Hotspots Distribution Areas within La Paz Bay: Evaluating Marine Conservation Areas

Hotspots are priority marine or terrestrial areas with high biodiversity where delineation is essential for conservation, but equally important is their linkage to the environmental policies of the overall region. In this study, fish diversity presences were linked to abiotic conditions and differen...

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Main Authors: Francisco Javier Urcádiz-Cázares, Víctor Hugo Cruz-Escalona, Mark S. Peterson, Rosalía Aguilar-Medrano, Emigdio Marín-Enríquez, Sergio Scarry González-Peláez, Arturo Del Pino-Machado, Arturo Bell Enríquez-García, José Manuel Borges-Souza, Alfredo Ortega-Rubio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-05-01
Series:Diversity
Subjects:
ecological niche modelling
fish hotspot
Gulf of California
management plan
marine conservation areas
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/13/5/212

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