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Research Document - 2006/089
Background Scientific Information for Candidate Criteria for Considering Species and Community Properties to be Ecologically Significant
By Rice, J. (Editor)
Abstract
Thirteen background papers on candidate criteria for identifying species and community properties are included in this compilation. The ecological properties addressed include Forage Species, Structure – Providing Species, Keystone Predatory Species, Invasiveness, Rarity, Toxic Phytoplankton, Nutrient Important Species, Culturally – Significant Species, Size Composition of the Community, Cumulative Frequency Distribtion of Abundances of Species in the Community, Balance among Tropic Levels, Benthic-Pelagic Coupling, and Resilience. Each criterion-specific section summarizes the ecological feature itself and the arguments and evidence for and against species which had that feature being particularly ecologically significant. A bibliography is associated with each section, to allow consultation of the key scientific publications by interested readers. Together the reviews provide the scientific background for selection of criteria to be used in identifying Ecologically Significant Species and Community Properties at the scale of Large Ocean Management Areas.
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