Date: July 5, 2018
Source: University of Barcelona
Preserving a 300,000 square km area in Patagonian waters could
improve the conservation of 20 % of the population of sea birds in their natural
habitat, according to a study published in the journal Conservation
Biology and led by the expert Francisco Ramírez, researcher from the
Faculty of Biology and the Biodiversity Research Institute of the University of
Barcelona (IRBio). The new study, which shows a multidisciplinary approach to
define marine areas of interest in conservation, is also signed by Isabel Afán,
Joan Giménez and Manuela G. Forero, from the Doñana Biological Station
(EBD-CSIC).
One of the marine ecosystems with more biodiversity worldwide
Only 3 % of the ocean surface is protected, which is a lower level
to the one in terrestrial ecosystems. Marine ecosystems in the Argentinian
Patagonia are one of the areas with a larger biodiversity and highest
biological production worldwide. Despite their ecological value, they are now
one of the most threatened marine areas by the impact of human activity-intense fishing activity- and changes related to global warming.
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