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TI Cetacean conservation planning in a global diversity hotspot: dealing with uncertainty and data deficiencies
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AF Stephenson, Fabrice
   Hewitt, Judi E.
   Torres, Leigh G.
   Mouton, Theophile
   Brough, Tom
   Goetz, Kimberly T.
   Lundquist, Carolyn J.
   MacDiarmid, Alison B.
   Ellis, Joanne
   Constantine, Rochelle
AS 1:1;2:1,2;3:3;4:4;5:1;6:5,6;7:1,7;8:6;9:8;10:7,9;
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C1 National Institute of Water and Atmosphere (NIWA) Hamilton,New Zealand
   Department of Statistics University of Auckland Auckland ,New Zealand
   Department of Fisheries and Wildlife Marine Mammal Institute Oregon State University Newport Oregon, USA
   Marine Biodiversity Exploitation, and Conservation (MARBEC) UMR IRD‐CNRS‐UM‐IFREMER 9190 Université de Montpellier Montpellier34095, France
   National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Marine Fisheries Service Marine Mammal Laboratory Alaska Fisheries Science Center Seattle Alaska, USA
   National Institute of Water and Atmosphere (NIWA) Wellington ,New Zealand
   Institute of Marine Science University of Auckland Auckland ,New Zealand
   School of Science University of Waikato Tauranga ,New Zealand
   School of Biological Sciences University of Auckland Auckland, New Zealand
C2 NIWA, NEW ZEALAND
   UNIV AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND
   UNIV OREGON STATE, USA
   UNIV MONTPELLIER, FRANCE
   NOAA, USA
   NIWA, NEW ZEALAND
   UNIV AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND
   UNIV WAIKATO, NEW ZEALAND
   UNIV AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND
UM MARBEC
IN WOS Cotutelle UMR
   DOAJ
   copubli-int-hors-europe
IF 3.593
TC 11
UR https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00703/81550/86007.pdf
   https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00703/81550/86008.pdf
LA English
DT Article
DE ;New Zealand;richness;spatial prioritization;species distribution models;uncertainty
AB Many cetacean species are at risk from anthropogenic disturbances including climate change, pollution, and habitat degradation. Identifying cetacean hotspots for conservation management is therefore required. Aotearoa–New Zealand waters are used by 53% of the world’s cetacean species and are a global cetacean diversity hotspot. Using geographic predictions of cetacean taxa, we aimed to identify important areas within New Zealand waters using two methods: estimates of cetacean richness and a spatial prioritization analysis. For both methods, we investigated how varying levels of uncertainty in predictions of the taxa’ occurrence layers would affect our interpretation of cetacean hotspots. Despite some marked spatial differences in distribution of important areas for cetacean diversity, both methods, across all uncertainty scenarios, highlighted six distinct deep offshore regions as important habitat. Generally, inshore areas had lower richness estimates than offshore areas, but these remain important for conservation for species with limited ranges (e.g., the endemic Māui and Hector’s dolphins), and in some places had similar richness values to offshore hotspots. Furthermore, inshore hotspots had lower uncertainty in predicted taxa distribution and richness estimates. The use of two different uncertainty estimates allows the integration of distributional information from differing sources (different modeling methods with varying numbers of cetacean records) to be integrated in a robust and conservative way. Identification of cetacean hotspots with varying levels of uncertainty provides a robust and efficient step toward prioritizing areas for conservation management in a participatory process. 
PY 2021
PD JUN
SO Ecosphere
SN 2150-8925
PU Wiley
VL 12
IS 7
UT 000678730500006
DI 10.1002/ecs2.3633
ID 81550
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