Marine protected area network planning in the Western Arctic Bioregion : development and use of a classification system to identify ecological units as required planning components / R. Hodgson, K. Martin,...: Fs70-5/2015-020E-PDF
In order to meet Canada’s obligations to the United Nations (UN) Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), creation of a Marine Protected Areas Network (MPAN) following UN stipulated steps is required. This paper details the completion of step two from the UN CBD, which, in short, calls for marine areas to be biogeographically classified (hereafter referred to as eco-units) reflecting the types and diversity of ecosystems. In this paper, we created a systematic approach to biogeographic classification based on available data, prioritization of information inputs based on use and citations in the literature, as well as results from several previous classifications by others, all combined using GIS based mapping and analysis.
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| Department/Agency | Canada. Department of Fisheries and Oceans. Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat. |
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| Title | Marine protected area network planning in the Western Arctic Bioregion : development and use of a classification system to identify ecological units as required planning components / R. Hodgson, K. Martin, and H. Melling. |
| Variant title | Planification du réseau d'aires marines protégées dans la biorégion de l'ouest de l'Arctique : élaboration et utilisation d'un système de classification pour déterminer les unités écologiques en tant qu'éléments nécessaires à la planification |
| Series title | Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat research document, 1919-5044 ; 2015/020, Central and Arctic Region |
| Publication type | Series - View Master Record |
| Language | [English] |
| Format | Electronic |
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| Note(s) | "May 2015." Includes bibliographical references (p. 38-39). |
| Publishing information | Ottawa : Fisheries and Oceans Canada, 2015. |
| Author / Contributor | Hodgson, Robert. Martin, Kathleen Ann. Melling, Humfrey,1949- |
| Description | v, 41 p. : fig., maps, tables. |
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| Subject terms | Marine conservation areas Aquatic ecosystems Arctic ecosystems Classification |