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Policy relevance of biogeographic classification for conservation and management of marine biodiversity beyond national jurisdiction, and the GOODS biogeographic classification |
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| Authors: | Jake Rice Kristina M Gjerde |
| Institution: | a Ecosystem Sciences Branch, Department of Fisheries and Oceans, 200 Kent Street, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0E6, Canada b Global Marine Program, IUCN (the International Union for Conservation of Nature), Rue Mauverney 28, Gland 1196, Switzerland c Marine Conservation Biology Institute, 600 Pennsylvania, Ave. SE, Suite 210, Washington, DC 20003, USA d Division of Ecological and Earth Sciences, UNESCO, 1, rue Miollis 75732, Paris cedex 15, France e CSIRO Wealth from Oceans National Research Flagship, Castray Esplanade, Hobart, Tasmania 7000, Australia f Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Instituto de Ciencias del Mar y Limnologia, Unidad Academica Ecologia Marina, Laboratorio Biodiversidad y Macroecologia, A.P. 70-305 Ciudad Universitaria, 04510 Mèxico, Mexico g British Antarctic Survey, High Cross, Madingley Road, Cambridge CB3 0ET, United Kingdom h United Nations University, Institute of Advanced Studies, 1-1-1 Minato Mirai, Nishi-ku, Yokohama 220 8502, Japan |
| Abstract: | This article 1) examines the policy context that created a demand for biogeographic information, 2) describes early national and regional experiences in applying biogeographic classifications, 3) extracts lessons about their usefulness, 4) introduces a broad-scale biogeographic classification for the open ocean and deep seabed called the Global Open Ocean and Deep Seabed (GOODS) biogeographic classification and explains its relevance in this policy context. In so doing it highlights potential uses of biogeographic classifications for the open ocean and deep seabed: these include ecosystem-based management approaches, marine spatial planning and identification of representative networks of MPAs. It also discusses approaches for dealing with problems of uncertainty and connectivity. The article concludes with recommendations for the further development of the GOODS and finer-scale biogeographic classifications. |
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