A Summary of United States Research and Monitoring in Support of the Ross Sea Region Marine Protected Area
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Summary of Published Articles in the Context of the RSRMPA
3.2. Summary of United States Ross Sea Research
3.3. Workshop Summary
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Physical process related to sea ice and water column | 44 |
Bio-physical interactions | |
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Upper trophic level indicator species | |
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Benthic communities and processes | 25 |
Pollution and wildlife health | 21 |
Syntheses and summaries | 10 |
Methods and technology development | 12 |
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Brooks, C.M.; Ainley, D.G. A Summary of United States Research and Monitoring in Support of the Ross Sea Region Marine Protected Area. Diversity 2022, 14, 447. https://doi.org/10.3390/d14060447
Brooks CM, Ainley DG. A Summary of United States Research and Monitoring in Support of the Ross Sea Region Marine Protected Area. Diversity. 2022; 14(6):447. https://doi.org/10.3390/d14060447
Chicago/Turabian StyleBrooks, Cassandra M., and David G. Ainley. 2022. "A Summary of United States Research and Monitoring in Support of the Ross Sea Region Marine Protected Area" Diversity 14, no. 6: 447. https://doi.org/10.3390/d14060447
APA StyleBrooks, C. M., & Ainley, D. G. (2022). A Summary of United States Research and Monitoring in Support of the Ross Sea Region Marine Protected Area. Diversity, 14(6), 447. https://doi.org/10.3390/d14060447