The Azores: A Mid-Atlantic Hotspot for Marine Megafauna Research and Conservation

The Azores: A Mid-Atlantic Hotspot for Marine Megafauna Research and Conservation

The increasing public perception that marine megafauna is under threat is an outstanding incentive to investigate their essential habitats (EMH), their responses to human and climate change pressures, and to better understand their largely unexplained behaviors and physiology. Yet, this poses seriou...

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Main Authors: Pedro Afonso, Jorge Fontes, Eva Giacomello, Maria C. Magalhães, Helen R. Martins, Telmo Morato, Verónica Neves, Rui Prieto, Ricardo S. Santos, Mónica A. Silva, Frédèric Vandeperre
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
Subjects:
mid-Atlantic ridge
seamounts
essential habitat
vulnerable species
pelagic predators
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmars.2019.00826/full

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