Abstract: Biological hotspots are places with outstanding biodiversity features, and their delineation is essential to the design of marine protected areas (MPAs). For the Central Coast of Canada’s Northern Shelf Bioregion, where an MPA network is being developed, we identified hotspots for structural corals and large-bodied sponges, which are...
Hotspots for Rockfishes – Structural Corals and Large Bodied Sponges Along The Central Coast of Pacific Canada
