dc.contributor.author | Henry, Lea-Anne | |
dc.contributor.author | Mayorga-Adame, Claudia G | |
dc.contributor.author | Fox, Alan D | |
dc.contributor.author | Polton, Jeff A | |
dc.contributor.author | Ferris, Joseph S | |
dc.contributor.author | McLellan, Faron | |
dc.contributor.author | McCabe, Chris | |
dc.contributor.author | Kutti, Tina | |
dc.contributor.author | Roberts, J. Murray | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2018-10-01T14:08:00Z | |
dc.date.available | 2018-10-01T14:08:00Z | |
dc.date.created | 2018-09-06T14:01:14Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2018 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 2045-2322 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11250/2565575 | |
dc.description.abstract | Highly connected networks generally improve resilience in complex systems. We present a novel application of this paradigm and investigated the potential for anthropogenic structures in the ocean to enhance connectivity of a protected species threatened by human pressures and climate change. Biophysical dispersal models of a protected coral species simulated potential connectivity between oil and gas installations across the North Sea but also metapopulation outcomes for naturally occurring corals downstream. Network analyses illustrated how just a single generation of virtual larvae released from these installations could create a highly connected anthropogenic system, with larvae becoming competent to settle over a range of natural deep-sea, shelf and fjord coral ecosystems including a marine protected area. These results provide the first study showing that a system of anthropogenic structures can have international conservation significance by creating ecologically connected networks and by acting as stepping stones for cross-border interconnection to natural populations. | nb_NO |
dc.language.iso | eng | nb_NO |
dc.title | Ocean sprawl facilitates dispersal and connectivity of protected species | nb_NO |
dc.title.alternative | Ocean sprawl facilitates dispersal and connectivity of protected species | nb_NO |
dc.type | Journal article | nb_NO |
dc.type | Peer reviewed | nb_NO |
dc.description.version | publishedVersion | nb_NO |
dc.source.volume | 8 | nb_NO |
dc.source.journal | Scientific Reports | nb_NO |
dc.source.issue | 1 | nb_NO |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1038/s41598-018-29575-4 | |
dc.identifier.cristin | 1607342 | |
dc.relation.project | EC/H2020/678760 | nb_NO |
cristin.unitcode | 7431,12,0,0 | |
cristin.unitname | Bentiske ressurser og prosesser | |
cristin.ispublished | true | |
cristin.fulltext | original | |
cristin.qualitycode | 1 | |