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2010, Oceanography 23(1):123–125, http://dx.doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2010.90
BOX 6 | Seamount Ecosystem Evaluation Framework (SEEF):
A Tool for Global Seamount Research and Data Synthesis
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Authors
Tony J. Pitcher | Fisheries Centre, Aquatic Ecosystems Research Laboratory, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
Telmo Morato | Department of Oceanography and Fisheries, University of the Azores, Horta, Faial, Portugal, and is also with the Oceanic Fisheries Program, Secretariat of the Pacific Community, Noumea, New Caledonia
Karen I. Stocks | San Diego Supercomputer Center, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
Malcolm R. Clark | National Institute of Water & Atmospheric Research, Wellington, New Zealand
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The Seamount Ecosystem Evaluation Framework (SEEF) is an innovative multidisciplinary tool developed to standardize the parameters by which seamounts are characterized, to report the extent of knowledge about individual seamounts, and to identify and assess threats to them, and to address other issues. Initially developed by Pitcher and Bulman (2007) and Pitcher et al. (2007), SEEF identifies critical gaps in knowledge and may be used as a guide to develop future research plans for a specific seamount. By systematizing sets of seamount data, it can also promote and assist consistent seamount ecosystem modeling, meta-analysis, and, for management, development of ecosystem-based plans.
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Citation
Pitcher, T.J., T. Morato, K.I. Stocks, and M.R. Clark. 2010. Box 6: Seamount Ecosystem Evaluation Framework (SEEF)—A tool for global seamount research and data synthesis. Oceanography 23(1):123–125, http://dx.doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2010.90.