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Gradient forests: calculating importance gradients on physical predictors by Ellis, Nick, Smith, Stephen J, Pitcher, C. Roland

“…In ecological analyses of species and community distributions there is interest in the nature of their responses to environmental gradients and in identifying…”
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Global analysis of depletion and recovery of seabed biota after bottom trawling disturbance by Hiddink, Jan Geert, Jennings, Simon, Sciberras, Marija, Szostek, Claire L., Hughes, Kathryn M., Ellis, Nick, Rijnsdorp, Adriaan D., McConnaughey, Robert A., Mazor, Tessa, Hilborn, Ray, Collie, Jeremy S., Pitcher, C. Roland, Amoroso, Ricardo O., Parma, Ana M., Suuronen, Petri, Kaiser, Michel J.

“…Bottom trawling is the most widespread human activity affecting seabed habitats. Here, we collate all available data for experimental and comparative studies…”
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Trawl impacts on the relative status of biotic communities of seabed sedimentary habitats in 24 regions worldwide by Pitcher, C Roland, Hiddink, Jan G, Jennings, Simon, Collie, Jeremy, Parma, Ana M, Amoroso, Ricardo, Mazor, Tessa, Sciberras, Marija, McConnaughey, Robert A, Rijnsdorp, Adriaan D, Kaiser, Michel J, Suuronen, Petri, Hilborn, Ray

“…Bottom trawling is widespread globally and impacts seabed habitats. However, risks from trawling remain unquantified at large scales in most regions. We…”
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Quantifying and addressing the prevalence and bias of study designs in the environmental and social sciences by Christie, Alec P., Abecasis, David, Adjeroud, Mehdi, Alonso, Juan C., Amano, Tatsuya, Anton, Alvaro, Baldigo, Barry P., Barrientos, Rafael, Bicknell, Jake E., Buhl, Deborah A., Cebrian, Just, Ceia, Ricardo S., Cibils-Martina, Luciana, Clarke, Sarah, Claudet, Joachim, Craig, Michael D., Davoult, Dominique, De Backer, Annelies, Donovan, Mary K., Eddy, Tyler D., França, Filipe M., Gardner, Jonathan P. A., Harris, Bradley P., Huusko, Ari, Jones, Ian L., Kelaher, Brendan P., Kotiaho, Janne S., López-Baucells, Adrià, Major, Heather L., Mäki-Petäys, Aki, Martín, Beatriz, Martín, Carlos A., Martin, Philip A., Mateos-Molina, Daniel, McConnaughey, Robert A., Meroni, Michele, Meyer, Christoph F. J., Mills, Kade, Montefalcone, Monica, Noreika, Norbertas, Palacín, Carlos, Pande, Anjali, Pitcher, C. Roland, Ponce, Carlos, Rinella, Matt, Rocha, Ricardo, Ruiz-Delgado, María C., Schmitter-Soto, Juan J., Shaffer, Jill A., Sharma, Shailesh, Sher, Anna A., Stagnol, Doriane, Stanley, Thomas R., Stokesbury, Kevin D. E., Torres, Aurora, Tully, Oliver, Vehanen, Teppo, Watts, Corinne, Zhao, Qingyuan, Sutherland, William J.

“…Building trust in science and evidence-based decision-making depends heavily on the credibility of studies and their findings. Researchers employ many…”
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Adaptive management of the Great Barrier Reef: A globally significant demonstration of the benefits of networks of marine reserves by McCook, Laurence J., Ayling, Tony, Cappo, Mike, Choat, J. Howard, Evans, Richard D., Freitas, Debora M. De, Heupel, Michelle, Hughes, Terry P., Jones, Geoffrey P., Mapstone, Bruce, Marsh, Helene, Mills, Morena, Molloy, Fergus J., Pitcher, C. Roland, Pressey, Robert L., Russ, Garry R., Sutton, Stephen, Sweatman, Hugh, Tobin, Renae, Wachenfeld, David R., Williamson, David H., Gaines, Steven D.

“…The Great Barrier Reef (GBR) provides a globally significant demonstration of the effectiveness of large-scale networks of marine reserves in contributing to…”
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Exploring the role of environmental variables in shaping patterns of seabed biodiversity composition in regional-scale ecosystems by Pitcher, C. Roland, Lawton, Peter, Ellis, Nick, Smith, Stephen J., Incze, Lewis S., Wei, Chih-Lin, Greenlaw, Michelle E., Wolff, Nicholas H., Sameoto, Jessica A., Snelgrove, Paul V. R.

“…1. Environmental variables are often used as indirect surrogates for mapping biodiversity because species survey data are scant at regional scales, especially…”
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Effectiveness of biological surrogates for predicting patterns of marine biodiversity: a global meta-analysis by Mellin, Camille, Delean, Steve, Caley, Julian, Edgar, Graham, Meekan, Mark, Pitcher, Roland, Przeslawski, Rachel, Williams, Alan, Bradshaw, Corey

“…The use of biological surrogates as proxies for biodiversity patterns is gaining popularity, particularly in marine systems where field surveys can be…”
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Biophysical patterns in benthic assemblage composition across contrasting continental margins off New Zealand by Compton, Tanya J., Bowden, David A., Roland Pitcher, C., Hewitt, Judi E., Ellis, Nick

“…Aim: To examine whether benthic assemblages are more diverse in a region of high topographic and oceanographic complexity by comparing benthic invertebrate…”
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Estimating the sustainability of towed fishing‐gear impacts on seabed habitats: a simple quantitative risk assessment method applicable to data‐limited fisheries by Pitcher, C. Roland, Ellis, Nick, Jennings, Simon, Hiddink, Jan G., Mazor, Tessa, Kaiser, Michel J., Kangas, Mervi I., McConnaughey, Robert A., Parma, Ana M., Rijnsdorp, Adriaan D., Suuronen, Petri, Collie, Jeremy S., Amoroso, Ricardo, Hughes, Kathryn M., Hilborn, Ray, Freckleton, Robert

“…Summary Impacts of bottom fishing, particularly trawling and dredging, on seabed (benthic) habitats are commonly perceived to pose serious environmental risks…”
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Inter-reef Halimeda algal habitats within the Great Barrier Reef support a distinct biotic community and high biodiversity by McNeil, Mardi, Firn, Jennifer, Nothdurft, Luke D., Pearse, Alan R., Webster, Jody M., Roland Pitcher, C.

“…Tropical marine biodiversity studies have been biased towards more accessible coastal habitats and shallow coral reefs, while deeper inter-reef habitats are…”
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Bottom trawl fishing footprints on the world’s continental shelves by Amoroso, Ricardo O., Pitcher, C. Roland, Rijnsdorp, Adriaan D., McConnaughey, Robert A., Parma, Ana M., Suuronen, Petri, Eigaard, Ole R., Bastardie, Francois, Hintzen, Niels T., Althaus, Franziska, Baird, Susan Jane, Black, Jenny, Buhl-Mortensen, Lene, Campbell, Alexander B., Catarino, Rui, Collie, Jeremy, Cowan, James H., Durholtz, Deon, Engstrom, Nadia, Fairweather, Tracey P., Fock, Heino O., Ford, Richard, Gálvez, Patricio A., Gerritsen, Hans, Góngora, María Eva, González, Jessica A., Hiddink, Jan G., Hughes, Kathryn M., Intelmann, Steven S., Jenkins, Chris, Jonsson, Patrik, Kainge, Paulus, Kangas, Mervi, Kathena, Johannes N., Kavadas, Stefanos, Leslie, Rob W., Lewis, Steve G., Lundy, Mathieu, Makin, David, Martin, Julie, Mazor, Tessa, Gonzalez-Mirelis, Genoveva, Newman, Stephen J., Papadopoulou, Nadia, Posen, Paulette E., Rochester, Wayne, Russo, Tommaso, Sala, Antonello, Semmens, Jayson M., Silva, Cristina, Tsolos, Angelo, Vanelslander, Bart, Wakefield, Corey B., Wood, Brent A., Hilborn, Ray, Kaiser, Michel J., Jennings, Simon

“…Bottom trawlers land around 19 million tons of fish and invertebrates annually, almost one-quarter of wild marine landings. The extent of bottom trawling…”
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Synthesizing 35 years of seagrass spatial data from the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area, Queensland, Australia by Carter, Alex B., McKenna, Skye A., Rasheed, Michael A., Collier, Catherine, McKenzie, Len, Pitcher, Roland, Coles, Rob

“…The Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area in Queensland, Australia contains globally significant seagrasses supporting key ecosystem services, including…”
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True Size Matters for Conservation: A Robust Method to Determine the Size of Deep-Sea Coral Reefs Shows They Are Typically Small on Seamounts in the Southwest Pacific Ocean by Williams, Alan, Althaus, Franziska, Green, Mark, Maguire, Kylie, Untiedt, Candice, Mortimer, Nick, Jackett, Chris J., Clark, Malcolm, Bax, Nicholas, Pitcher, Roland, Schlacher, Thomas

“…Protection of vulnerable marine ecosystems (VME) is a critical goal for marine conservation. Yet, in many deep-sea settings, where quantitative data are…”
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Macroalgal species richness and assemblage composition of the Great Barrier Reef seabed by Hurrey, Lucy P., Pitcher, C. Roland, Lovelock, Catherine E., Schmidt, Susanne

“…Understanding the drivers of broad-scale patterns of biodiversity is an overarching goal in ecology. We analysed environmental drivers of macroalgal species…”
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Global patterns and predictions of seafloor biomass using random forests by Wei, Chih-Lin, Rowe, Gilbert T, Escobar-Briones, Elva, Boetius, Antje, Soltwedel, Thomas, Caley, M Julian, Soliman, Yousria, Huettmann, Falk, Qu, Fangyuan, Yu, Zishan, Pitcher, C Roland, Haedrich, Richard L, Wicksten, Mary K, Rex, Michael A, Baguley, Jeffrey G, Sharma, Jyotsna, Danovaro, Roberto, MacDonald, Ian R, Nunnally, Clifton C, Deming, Jody W, Montagna, Paul, Lévesque, Mélanie, Weslawski, Jan Marcin, Wlodarska-Kowalczuk, Maria, Ingole, Baban S, Bett, Brian J, Billett, David S M, Yool, Andrew, Bluhm, Bodil A, Iken, Katrin, Narayanaswamy, Bhavani E

“…A comprehensive seafloor biomass and abundance database has been constructed from 24 oceanographic institutions worldwide within the Census of Marine Life…”
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Four regional marine biodiversity studies: approaches and contributions to ecosystem-based management by Ellis, Sara L, Incze, Lewis S, Lawton, Peter, Ojaveer, Henn, MacKenzie, Brian R, Pitcher, C Roland, Shirley, Thomas C, Eero, Margit, Tunnell, Jr, John W, Doherty, Peter J, Zeller, Brad M

“…[...]it would be useful to develop one or two demonstration projects that focus on end-to-end analysis and modeling in comparatively small ocean spaces to…”
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Assessing bottom trawling impacts based on the longevity of benthic invertebrates by Hiddink, Jan Geert, Jennings, Simon, Sciberras, Marija, Bolam, Stefan G., Cambiè, Giulia, McConnaughey, Robert A., Mazor, Tessa, Hilborn, Ray, Collie, Jeremy S., Pitcher, C. Roland, Parma, Ana M., Suuronen, Petri, Kaiser, Michel J., Rijnsdorp, Adriaan D., Trenkel, Verena

“…Bottom trawling is the most widespread human activity directly affecting seabed habitats. Assessment and effective management of the effects of bottom trawling…”
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Response of benthic fauna to experimental bottom fishing: A global meta‐analysis by Sciberras, Marija, Hiddink, Jan Geert, Jennings, Simon, Szostek, Claire L, Hughes, Kathryn M, Kneafsey, Brian, Clarke, Leo J, Ellis, Nick, Rijnsdorp, Adriaan D, McConnaughey, Robert A, Hilborn, Ray, Collie, Jeremy S, Pitcher, C. Roland, Amoroso, Ricardo O, Parma, Ana M, Suuronen, Petri, Kaiser, Michel J

“…Bottom‐contact fishing gears are globally the most widespread anthropogenic sources of direct disturbance to the seabed and associated biota. Managing these…”
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Choosing best practices for managing impacts of trawl fishing on seabed habitats and biota by McConnaughey, Robert A., Hiddink, Jan G., Jennings, Simon, Pitcher, C. Roland, Kaiser, Michel J., Suuronen, Petri, Sciberras, Marija, Rijnsdorp, Adriaan D., Collie, Jeremy S., Mazor, Tessa, Amoroso, Ricardo O, Parma, Ana M., Hilborn, Ray

“…Bottom trawling accounts for almost one quarter of global fish landings but may also have significant and unwanted impacts on seabed habitats and biota…”
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Selection of indicators for assessing and managing the impacts of bottom trawling on seabed habitats by Hiddink, Jan Geert, Kaiser, Michel J., Sciberras, Marija, McConnaughey, Robert A., Mazor, Tessa, Hilborn, Ray, Collie, Jeremy S., Pitcher, C. Roland, Parma, Ana M., Suuronen, Petri, Rijnsdorp, Adriaan D., Jennings, Simon, Pinto, Rute

“…Bottom trawl fisheries are the most widespread source of anthropogenic physical disturbance to seabed habitats. Development of fisheries‐, conservation‐ and…”
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