@article{fdi:010063676,
  title = {'{L}ow-hanging fruit' for conservation of marine vertebrate species at risk in the {M}editerranean {S}ea},
  author = {{C}oll, {M}arta and {S}teenbeek, {J}. and {L}asram, {F}. {B}. and {M}ouillot, {D}. and {C}ury, {P}hilippe},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{A}im{C}onservation priorities need to take the feasibility of protection measures into account. {I}n times of economic pressure it is essential to identify the low-hanging fruit' for conservation: areas where human impacts are lower and biological diversity is still high, and thus conservation is more feasible. {L}ocation{W}e used the {M}editerranean large marine ecosystem ({LME}) as a case study to identify the overlapping areas of low threats and high diversity of vertebrate species at risk. {M}ethods{T}his {LME} is the first in the world to have a complete regional {IUCN} {R}ed {L}ist assessment of the native marine fish. {W}e augmented these data with distributions of marine mammals, marine turtles and seabirds at risk, and we calculated the spatial distributions of species at risk ({IUCN} densities). {U}sing cumulative threats we identified priority areas for conservation of species at risk' ({PACS}), where {IUCN} diversities are high and threats are low. {W}e assessed whether {IUCN} diversities and {PACS} were spatially congruent among taxa and we quantified whether {PACS} corresponded to current and proposed protected areas. {R}esults{IUCN} densities and {PACS} were not highly correlated spatially among taxa. {C}ontinental shelves and deep-sea slopes of the {A}lboran {S}ea, western {M}editerranean and {T}unisian {P}lateau/{G}ulf of {S}idra are identified as relevant for fish species at risk. {T}he eastern side of the western {M}editerranean and the {A}driatic {S}ea are identified as most relevant for endemic fish, and shelf and open sea areas distributed through the {LME} are most important for marine mammals and turtles at risk, while specific locations of the western {M}editerranean {S}ea and the {A}egean and {L}evantine seas are highlighted for seabirds. {M}ain conclusions{L}arge parts of the areas of {PACS} fell outside current or proposed frameworks to be prioritized for conservation. {PACS} may be suitable candidates for contributing to the 10% protection target for the {M}editerranean {S}ea by 2020.},
  keywords = {{C}onservation priorities ; cumulative threats ; {IUCN} diversities ; marine biodiversity ; marine protected areas ; {M}editerranean {S}ea ; {MEDITERRANEE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{G}lobal {E}cology and {B}iogeography},
  volume = {24},
  numero = {2},
  pages = {226--239},
  ISSN = {1466-822{X}},
  year = {2015},
  DOI = {10.1111/geb.12250},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010063676},
}