Biogeographic information has great potential to enhance systematic conservation planning,
although it has yet to be routinely incorporated in marine situations. Fundamental …

Plastic pollution has pervaded almost every facet of the biosphere, yet we lack an
understanding of consumption risk by marine species at the global scale. To address this …

Including ecology in biodiversity data management systems requires classifications of
habitat terms that provide standard definitions and indicate their relationships. In addition to …

Articles actions on priorities identified in these coarse-scale assessments requires a
practical yet science-based planning framework for the conservation of biodiversity …

Several schemes have been developed to help select the locations of marine reserves. All of
them combine social, economic, and biological criteria, and few offer any guidance as to …

Marine reserves are being established worldwide in response to a growing recognition of
the conservation crisis that is building in the oceans. However, designation of reserves has …

A challenge in implementing biodiversity conservation is in reconciling criteria for identifying
significant areas and representative networks for biodiversity protection. Many international …

Development of environmental protected areas has been driven 'more by opportunity than
design, scenery rather than science'(Hackman A. 1993. Preface. A protected areas gap …

As a maritime nation, Canada is the home to high-quality offshore wind resources. The
assessment of Canada's offshore wind resources has a strategic significance for realizing its …

In the last decade, there has been increasing interest—particularly among international
nongovernmental and multilateral development organizations—in evaluating the …