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Question: The Mediterranean Sea under siege: spatial overlap between marine biodiversity, cumulative threats and marine

Answer: A large body of knowledge exists on individual anthropogenic threats that have an impact on marine biodiversity in the Mediterranean Sea, although we know little about how these threats accumulate and interact to affect marine species andecosystems. In this context, we aimed to identify the main areas where the interaction between marine biodiversity and threats is more pronounced and to assess their spatial overlap with current marine protected areas in the Mediterranean.

(Source: , 17 Sep 2021)

Source Link: http://www.seaturtle.org/PDF/CollM_2012_GlobalEcolBiogeogr.pdf