Journal article
Fathom out: Biogeographical subdivision across the Western Australian continental margin - a multispecies modelling approach
SNC Woolley, AW Mccallum, R Wilson, TD O'Hara, PK Dunstan
Diversity and Distributions | WILEY | Published : 2013
DOI: 10.1111/ddi.12119
Abstract
Aim: Biogeographical regions are often used as a basis for management strategies, yet a challenge for biodiversity management across broad scales is establishing biogeographical regions that are robust across taxonomic groups. Methods: Finite mixture models were developed to predict multiple species assemblages termed archetypes. Modelled species archetypes were developed using Decapoda, Ophiuroidea and Polychaeta species, which were grouped based on their similar responses to oceanographic and geographical gradients. Location: Outer-shelf and slope (50-1200 m) of the continental margin of Western Australia (~11° S-36° S). Results: Four faunal regions were defined based on cross-taxa surroga..
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Funding Acknowledgements
We thank D. Richardson, M. Rouget, N. Bax and three anonymous referees for their help and comments. This work was undertaken for the Marine Biodiversity Hub, a collaborative partnership supported through funding from the Australian Government's National Environmental Research Program (NERP). NERP Marine Biodiversity Hub partners include the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania; CSIRO, Geoscience Australia, Australian Institute of Marine Science, Museum Victoria, Charles Darwin University and the University of Western Australia. Collecting on the FRV Southern Surveyor was undertaken under General Collecting Permit issued by Environment Australia issued to Dr Alan Williams, CSIRO Marine Research, Hobart, and approved by the Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment Animal Ethics Committee.