Joint initiative between IUCN and WWF for addressing the need to protect the highly valuable deep sea ecosystems in the Mediterranean. Is included for the first time a comprehensive proposal for conservation firmly based in virtually all scientific information currently available.
Includes bibliographic references pp. 48-54. Document in two parts : part 1, The Mediterranean deep-sea ecosystems : an overview of their diversity, structure, functioning and anthropogenic impacts, part 2, The Mediterranean deep-sea ecosystems : a proposal for their conservation. Also available leaflets in three languages : The Mediterranean deep-sea : highly valuable ecosystems = Les écosystèmes profonds de la Méditerranée : un bien précieux à sauvegarder = Los grandes fondos del Meidterráneo : valiosos ecosistemas que precisan protección.