Seamounts of Cabo Verde: A review of their ecological and economic significance, anthropogenic impacts, and conservation needs

作者：Covadonga Orejas, Beatriz Vinha, Gillian B. Ainsworth, Sarah Saldanha, Teresa Militão, Christian Mohn, Thor H. Hansteen, Sara S. Ratão, Henk‐Jan Hoving, Teresa Amaro, D. M. Anderson, Deusa Teixeira Araujo, Ana M. Correia, Simon Berrow, Herculano Dinis, Rui A. de Freitas, Evandro P. Lopes, Vanessa Lopes, Pedro Antonio López, Thais Peixoto Macedo, David March, Samir Martins, Diana M. Matos, Fernando Medrano, Tommy Melo, Gilda Monteiro, Ángela Mosquera Giménez, Vítor H. Paiva, Nuno Queiroz, Florian Schütte, Julian B. Stauffer, Albert Taxonera, Celine van Weelden, Jacob González‐Solís, Veerle A.I. Huvenne · 发表于：Progress In Oceanography · 年份：2025 · DOI：10.1016/j.pocean.2025.103579 · 被引用次数：2 · 研究领域：Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies、Marine and coastal plant biology、Marine Biology and Ecology Research

Highlights • Seamounts around Cabo Verde are severely understudied in all aspects of their marine ecosystem. • Faunal communities (benthic, pelagic, mobile megafauna) are abundant and diverse, with potential for endemism. • Cabo Verde seamounts deliver extensive ecosystem services, particularly food provision through fisheries. • Expected future increases in anthropogenic impacts necessitate urgent development of a conservation plan. • Effective conservation will need dialogue, strong laws, and resources for enforcement, management, and monitoring. Abstract The deep-sea areas of the Cabo Verde Archipelago remain largely unexplored, with seamounts standing out as the most prominent and abundant geomorphological features. The ecological significance of these underwater structures is well-documented in various regions of the planet, as they often serve as biodiversity hotspots, stepping stones for species connectivity and, in some cases, areas with high levels of endemism. However, the biology and ecology of the seamounts around Cabo Verde are still largely unknown. Preliminary studies of the geomorphology, oceanographic characteristics and ecology of specific features suggest that the Cabo Verde seamount network — comprising 14 known conspicuous seamounts as well as smaller elevations less than 1000 m — harbours high biological diversity. That biodiversity associated with the Cabo Verde seamounts spans a wide range of forms, from microscopic organisms to cetaceans, encompassing...