Spatial mismatch in diversity facets reveals contrasting protection for New Zealand's cetacean biodiversity

Abstract

Cetaceans play key roles in the world’s ecosystems and provide important economic and social benefits. New Zealand’s Exclusive Economic Zone is a global biodiversity hotspot for cetaceans and benefits from a system of marine protected areas (MPAs). However, spatial patterns of cetacean biodiversity and their overlap with MPAs have never been assessed.

Publication
Biological Conservation