FN Archimer Export Format PT J TI Integrated assessment of the spatial distribution and structural dynamics of deep benthic marine communities BT AF Jansen, Jan Dunstan, Piers K. Hill, Nicole A. Koubbi, Philippe Melbourne‐Thomas, Jessica Causse, Romain Johnson, Craig R. AS 1:1,2;2:3;3:1;4:4,5;5:2,6;6:7;7:1; FF 1:;2:;3:;4:;5:;6:;7:; C1 Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS) University of Tasmania Hobart, Australia Australian Antarctic Division Kingston, Australia CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere Hobart, Australia UFR 918 Terre Environnement Biodiversité. Sorbonne Université. Paris, France IFREMER, Channel and North Sea Fisheries Research Unit Boulogne‐sur‐Mer, France Antarctic Climate & Ecosystem Cooperative Research Centre (ACE CRC) University of Tasmania Hobart ,Australia Unité Biologie des Organismes et Ecosystèmes Aquatiques (BOREA) Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle Sorbonne Université Université de Caen Normandie Université des Antilles CNRS IRD Paris ,France C2 UNIV TASMANIA, AUSTRALIA AUSTRALIAN ANTARCTIC DIV, AUSTRALIA CSIRO OCEANS AND ATMOSPHERE, AUSTRALIA UNIV SORBONNE, FRANCE IFREMER, Channel and North Sea Fisheries Research Unit Boulogne‐sur‐Mer, France ACE CRC, AUSTRALIA MNHN, FRANCE IF 4.657 TC 3 UR https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00599/71143/69460.pdf https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00599/71143/69461.pdf LA English DT Article DE ;Antarctica;continental shelf;deep sea;ecosystem dynamic;ecosystem structure;qualitative network model;Southern Ocean;spatial model;species archetype model;upper slope AB Characterising the spatial distribution and variation of species communities and validating these characteristics with data from the field are key elements for an ecosystem‐based approach to management. However, models of species distributions that yield community structure are usually not linked to models of community dynamics, constraining understanding and management of the ecosystem, particularly in data‐poor regions. Here we use a qualitative network model to predict changes in Antarctic benthic community structure between major marine habitats characterised largely by seafloor depth and slope, and use multivariate mixture models of species distributions to validate the community dynamics. Further, we then assess how future increases in primary production associated with anticipated loss of sea‐ice may affect the ecosystem. Our study shows how both spatial and structural features of ecosystems in data‐poor regions can be analysed and possible futures assessed, with direct relevance for ecosystem‐based management. PY 2020 PD APR SO Ecological Applications SN 1051-0761 PU Wiley VL 30 IS 3 UT 000510105900001 DI 10.1002/eap.2065 ID 71143 ER EF