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Citizen science and habitat modelling facilitates conservation planning for crabeater seals in the Weddell Sea

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Creating a network of marine protected areas in the Southern Ocean requires extensive knowledge on species’ abundances, distributions and population trends especially in the Weddell Sea where year‐round pack ice… Click to show full abstract

Creating a network of marine protected areas in the Southern Ocean requires extensive knowledge on species’ abundances, distributions and population trends especially in the Weddell Sea where year‐round pack ice makes most of the Weddell Sea inaccessible. We combine satellite images and citizen science to model habitat suitability for crabeater seals (Lobodon carcinophaga) throughout the Weddell Sea.

Keywords: habitat; weddell sea; citizen science; crabeater seals

Journal Title: Diversity and Distributions
Year Published: 2020

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