Australia’s deep-water reserve network: implications of false homogeneity for classifying abiotic surrogates of biodiversity

摘要: Williams, A., Bax, N. J., Kloser, R. Althaus, F., Barker, B., and Keith G. 2009. Australia’s deep-water reserve network: implications of false homogeneity for classifying abiotic surrogates biodiversity. - ICES Journal Marine Science, 66: 214-224.Australia’s southeast network marine reserves, declared in July 2007, was designed using a hierarchy that represented the distribution biodiversity as nested set bioregions. In this hierarchy, geomorphic units, individual or aggregations seabed features, are finest scale used design process. We evaluated interaction between two hierarchical levels (depth features), video survey data on seamounts submarine canyons. False within-class indicated depth, size, complexity, configuration, anthropogenic impact need to be added modifiers allow features act distribution. A consequence unmodified surrogates, not correctly nesting within is diminished recognition importance comparative rarity megafaunal continental margin (<1500-m depths). call area zone importance, because it where targeted impacts coincide with greatest Refining classification desirable future characterization, but an alternative approach define patterns variables jointly, utilize finer information provide preserves maximum both datasets.