An Ecosystem Evaluation Framework for Global Seamount Conservation and Management (original) (raw)
Figure 1
Impact of some anthropogenic activities on seamount ecosystems.
A scoring system for the impact of fishing gears and mining activities on five ecological groups are shown (adapted from [81], [87]). The impacts are defined as: 1, very low; 2, low; 3, medium; 4, high; and 5, very high.