{"id":2242,"date":"2019-09-24T12:25:56","date_gmt":"2019-09-24T10:25:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pure-ocean.org\/?page_id=2242"},"modified":"2022-06-21T15:45:34","modified_gmt":"2022-06-21T13:45:34","slug":"mecopo","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.pure-ocean.org\/en\/our-scientific-projects\/mecopo\/","title":{"rendered":"MECOPO"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_1' class='avia-section main_color avia-section-default avia-no-shadow avia-full-stretch av-parallax-section avia-bg-style-parallax   av-minimum-height av-minimum-height-custom container_wrap sidebar_right'  data-section-bg-repeat='stretch' ><div class='av-parallax' data-avia-parallax-ratio='0.3' ><div class='av-parallax-inner main_color  avia-full-stretch' style = 'background-repeat: no-repeat; background-image: url(https:\/\/www.pure-ocean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/421834954_b939a13a72_o.jpg); background-attachment: scroll; background-position: center center; ' ><\/div><\/div><div class='container' style='height:400px'><div class='template-page content  av-content-small alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-2242'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'><\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='after_section_1' class='main_color av_default_container_wrap container_wrap sidebar_right'   ><div class='container' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-small alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-2242'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_four_fifth  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding first  \" style='border-radius:0px; '><p><div class='avia-button-wrap avia-button-left '><a href='' class='avia-button av-icon-on-hover  avia-icon_select-yes-left-icon avia-color-custom avia-size-medium avia-position-left '  style='background-color:#071562; border-color:#071562; color:#ffffff; ' ><span class='avia_button_icon avia_button_icon_left ' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue845' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><span class='avia_iconbox_title' >IMPROVE OUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE OCEAN SYSTEM<\/span><\/a><\/div><br \/>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  av_inherit_color '  style='color:#071562; '  itemprop=\"text\" ><h1>MECOPO<\/h1>\n<p>Robotic exploration of biodiversity on south Pacific seamounts<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<div  class='hr hr-default  '><span class='hr-inner ' ><span class='hr-inner-style'><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/p><\/div><div class=\"flex_column av_one_fifth  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding   \" style='border-radius:0px; '><div class='avia-image-container  av-styling-    avia-align-center '  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"  ><div class='avia-image-container-inner'><a href='https:\/\/www.pure-ocean.org\/en\/our-projects\/' class='avia_image'   target=\"_blank\" ><img class='avia_image ' src='https:\/\/www.pure-ocean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/pictoDEF-01-300x289.png' alt='' title='Mission 1'  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_two_third  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding first  \" style='border-radius:0px; '><section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><h3><em>The Pacific Ocean has the largest number of seamounts and oceanic islands in the world. These topographic features harbor ecosystems that are particularly vulnerable to anthropogenic impacts.\u00a0 <\/em><\/h3>\n<h3><em><span class=\"il\">MECOPO<\/span> focuses on the understudied but key marine biodiversity of these areas at depths of 60 to 350 m using a remotely operated underwater vehicle.<\/em><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<div style='height:30px' class='hr hr-invisible  '><span class='hr-inner ' ><span class='hr-inner-style'><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><p>The state of biodiversity in the ocean is a major societal concern as it is currently experiencing multiple stressors associated with anthropogenic activities and climate change. While marine ecosystems in populated coastal zones are altered, it is not clear how remote systems respond to these stressors. <span class=\"il\">MECOPO<\/span> focuses on the benthic mesophotic ((attached to the substrate at 60 &#8211; 350 m depth) communities, an understudied key component of marine biodiversity in oceanic islands and seamounts.<\/p>\n<p>Ariadna and her team will characterize and compare these communities on oceanic islands and surrounding seamounts in two South East Pacific areas: Easter Island (EI) and Desventuradas Islands (DI). They will first create a database of species inhabiting the selected islands. The data will then be interpreted, in light of current ecological theories and ocean model simulations, in order to describe, for the first time, biological connections between the different seamounts.<\/p>\n<p>This will help identify which areas are likely to be sensitive to anthropogenic changes (e.g., potential modification in oceanographic current that modify patterns of larval dispersion, destruction of stepping stones habitats for settlement and reproduction) and the effects they could have on the communities (e.g., decrease of biodiversity, appearance of new species, migration to deeper\/shallower areas or even extinction of species).<\/p>\n<p>This database will be a critical asset for management decisions for these highly vulnerable and relatively preserved ecosystems, providing, in particular, science-based material for discussing the creation of new Marine Protected Areas.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_one_third  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding   \" style='border-radius:0px; '><p><div style='padding-bottom:10px;' class='av-special-heading av-special-heading-h3    '><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >PROJECT GOAL<\/h3><div class='special-heading-border'><div class='special-heading-inner-border' ><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><p dir=\"ltr\">Discover how sea stars and urchins from mesophotic communities (60 to 350 m deep) disperse and connect between oceanic islands and seamounts along the South Pacific Ocean.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Understand what areas could be more sensitive to anthropogenic and natural changes and their potential recovery after perturbations.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<div style='height:30px' class='hr hr-invisible  '><span class='hr-inner ' ><span class='hr-inner-style'><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<div  class='avia-video avia-video-16-9   '  itemprop=\"video\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\" ><div class='avia-iframe-wrap'><iframe width=\"1500\" height=\"844\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4ivqfx7ccdg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_one_fourth  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding first  \" style='border-radius:0px; '><p><div style='padding-bottom:10px;' class='av-special-heading av-special-heading-h3    '><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Location<\/h3><div class='special-heading-border'><div class='special-heading-inner-border' ><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><p>South East Pacific<br \/>\nthe Desventuradas Islands &amp; Easter Island and their surrounding seamounts<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_one_fourth  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding   \" style='border-radius:0px; '><p><div style='padding-bottom:10px;' class='av-special-heading av-special-heading-h3    '><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Project leader<\/h3><div class='special-heading-border'><div class='special-heading-inner-border' ><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dr. Ariadna Mecho, ESMOI,\u00a0<span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"es\">Univ<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"es\">er<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span lang=\"es\">sidad 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