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Identifying priority Southern Ocean conservation hotspots (phys.org)
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New research shows that maintaining and adopting proposed marine protected areas (MPAs) in the Southern Ocean could almost double the protection of genetic hotspots from 28% to about 54%. These actions would stave off an otherwise high likelihood of ecosystem collapse in the region, according to the study led by researchers from Securing Antarctica's Environmental Future (SAEF).

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