Defining ecologically or biologically significant areas in the open oceans and deep seas : analysis, tools, resources and illustrations
2009
Ardron, Jeff |
Dunn, Daniel |
Corrigan, Colleen |
Gjerde, Kristina M. |
Halpin, Patrick |
Rice, J. C. (Jake C.) |
Vanden Berghe, Edward |
Vierros, Marjo |
A background document for the CBD expert workshop. This document reviews the description of each of the scientific criteria and comments on their potential applications, discusses a variety of ways in which the scientific community understands these criteria, and how they can be used as a foundation for informing future decisions regarding the marine environment of the open oceans and deep seas.