Marine Ecology Progress Series · 2008 · 83 citations · 11 references
Natural SciencesMarine SciencesOceanographyFisheries OceanographyMarine EcologyPhysical OceanographyBenthic EcologyExclusive Economic ZoneSpatial Distribution AnalysisBathymetric Distribution PatternsExclusive Economic Zone DelimitationExclusive Economic Zone ManagementSeamount BiogeographySeamount MappingSeamount MorphologySeamount-associated Pelagic Diversity
We characterized the seamount distribution of the economic exclusive zone (EEZ) of the Azores (Portugal) using 2 bathymetry datasets. Our algorithm showed that peaks and seamounts are common features in this region of the North Atlantic. The density obtained of 3.3 peaks of all sizes per 1000 km 2 is in the same order of magnitude as that obtained on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge by a few other studies. A total of 63 large and 398 small seamount-like features are mapped and described in the Azorean EEZ. Our distribution of seamounts predicts that about 57% of the potential Azores seamounts lie in the zone protected from deep-water trawling by European Commission Council Regulation No.
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Evidence of a seamount effect on aggregating visitors
Telmo Morato, DA Varkey, Carla Dâmaso et al. · Marine Ecology Progress Series · 2008 · 216 citations · Full text