Defining biodiversity gaps for North West Shelf marine invertebrates
After almost six decades of fieldwork on the North West Shelf (NWS), contemporary partnered expeditions have begun to discover and document the diverse marine biota of this area. Recent historical syntheses from the Western Australian Museum’s Kimberley Project indicate over 5500 species occur in...
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| author | Richards, Zoe Kirkendale, Lisa Hosie, Andrew |
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| description | After almost six decades of fieldwork on the North West Shelf (NWS), contemporary partnered
expeditions have begun to discover and document the diverse marine biota of this area. Recent
historical syntheses from the Western Australian Museum’s Kimberley Project indicate over 5500
species occur in an area that includes much of the northern NWS. This compendium of biodiversity
provides a new and important baseline of marine knowledge for the region. However, when
considered with other NWS studies, several long-standing research gaps are evident, particularly
for marine invertebrate taxa. Here we highlight and discuss these gaps in knowledge that can be
grouped into five major categories: geographic, faunal, ecological, methodological and engagement.
By directing future research towards these gaps, we hope to build a more complete dataset for
managers tasked with protecting the many significant marine ecosystems in this extensive region. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-757442019-06-17T08:38:24Z Defining biodiversity gaps for North West Shelf marine invertebrates Richards, Zoe Kirkendale, Lisa Hosie, Andrew After almost six decades of fieldwork on the North West Shelf (NWS), contemporary partnered expeditions have begun to discover and document the diverse marine biota of this area. Recent historical syntheses from the Western Australian Museum’s Kimberley Project indicate over 5500 species occur in an area that includes much of the northern NWS. This compendium of biodiversity provides a new and important baseline of marine knowledge for the region. However, when considered with other NWS studies, several long-standing research gaps are evident, particularly for marine invertebrate taxa. Here we highlight and discuss these gaps in knowledge that can be grouped into five major categories: geographic, faunal, ecological, methodological and engagement. By directing future research towards these gaps, we hope to build a more complete dataset for managers tasked with protecting the many significant marine ecosystems in this extensive region. 2019 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/75744 Royal Society of Western Australia Inc. restricted |
| spellingShingle | Richards, Zoe Kirkendale, Lisa Hosie, Andrew Defining biodiversity gaps for North West Shelf marine invertebrates |
| title | Defining biodiversity gaps for North West Shelf marine invertebrates |
| title_full | Defining biodiversity gaps for North West Shelf marine invertebrates |
| title_fullStr | Defining biodiversity gaps for North West Shelf marine invertebrates |
| title_full_unstemmed | Defining biodiversity gaps for North West Shelf marine invertebrates |
| title_short | Defining biodiversity gaps for North West Shelf marine invertebrates |
| title_sort | defining biodiversity gaps for north west shelf marine invertebrates |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/75744 |