New framework reveals gaps in US ocean biodiversity protection

Sarah A. Gignoux-Wolfsohn; Daniel C. Dunn; Jesse Cleary; Patrick N. Halpin; Clarissa R. Anderson; Nicholas J. Bax; Gabrielle Canonico; Peter Chaniotis; Sarah DeLand; Mimi Diorio; Steven D. Gaines; Kirsten Grorud-Colvert; David E. Johnson; Lisa A. Levin; Carolyn J. Lundquist; Eleonora Manca; Anna Metaxas; Mark E. Monaco; Lance Morgan; Peter J. Mumby; Dina Nisthar; Brittany Pashkow; Elizabeth P. Pike; Malin L. Pinsky; Marta M. Ribera; Ryan R.E. Stanley; Jenna Sullivan-Stack; Tracey T. Sutton; Derek P. Tittensor; Lauren V. Weatherdon; Lauren Wenzel; J. Emmett Duffy

doi:10.1016/j.oneear.2023.12.014

New framework reveals gaps in US ocean biodiversity protection

Sarah A. Gignoux-Wolfsohn, Daniel C. Dunn, Jesse Cleary, Patrick N. Halpin, Clarissa R. Anderson, Nicholas J. Bax, Gabrielle Canonico, Peter Chaniotis, Sarah DeLand, Mimi Diorio, Steven D. Gaines, Kirsten Grorud-Colvert, David E. Johnson, Lisa A. Levin, Carolyn J. Lundquist, Eleonora Manca, Anna Metaxas, Mark E. Monaco, Lance Morgan, Peter J. MumbyDina Nisthar, Brittany Pashkow, Elizabeth P. Pike, Malin L. Pinsky, Marta M. Ribera, Ryan R.E. Stanley, Jenna Sullivan-Stack, Tracey T. Sutton, Derek P. Tittensor, Lauren V. Weatherdon, Lauren Wenzel, J. Emmett Duffy

School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Ecology, Evolution & Natural Resources

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Human activities threaten Earth's biodiversity and its contributions to human well-being. In the ocean, our poor understanding of how biodiversity is distributed limits its management and protection, necessitating reliance on weak abiotic proxies. Here, we propose a scientific framework for assessing marine biodiversity at multiple spatial scales, which exposes gaps in biodiversity knowledge and protection. The framework prioritizes ecologically and societally important taxa, characteristics of effective networks, and existing data. Applying the framework to assess biodiversity inside and outside US marine protected areas, we reveal that these areas contain a fraction of the biodiversity found in US waters. We show that none of the nation's 24 marine ecoregions meet all criteria for an effective protection network and that biodiversity coverage in protected areas varies among regions and taxa. This marine biodiversity assessment highlights concrete recommendations for more strategic protection and validates a scientific framework generalizable to other spatial management uses.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	31-43
Number of pages	13
Journal	One Earth
Volume	7
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oneear.2023.12.014
State	Published - Jan 19 2024

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Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)

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Gignoux-Wolfsohn, S. A., Dunn, D. C., Cleary, J., Halpin, P. N., Anderson, C. R., Bax, N. J., Canonico, G., Chaniotis, P., DeLand, S., Diorio, M., Gaines, S. D., Grorud-Colvert, K., Johnson, D. E., Levin, L. A., Lundquist, C. J., Manca, E., Metaxas, A., Monaco, M. E., Morgan, L., ... Duffy, J. E. (2024). New framework reveals gaps in US ocean biodiversity protection. One Earth, 7(1), 31-43. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oneear.2023.12.014

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