July 4, 2018, University of Barcelona
Preserving a 300,000 square km
area in Patagonian waters could improve the conservation of 20 percent of the
population of sea birds in their natural habitat, according to a study
published in the journal Conservation Biology and led by 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 percent of the ocean
surface is protected, which is a lower level to the one in terrestrial
ecosystems. Marine ecosystems in the Argentinian Patagonia are among the areas
with higher biodiversity and the highest biological production worldwide.
Despite their ecological value, they are now among the most threatened marine
areas by the impact of intense fishing activity and changes related to global
warming.
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