RAATD | Retrospective analysis of vertebrates’ tracking data in Antarctica to identify ecologically significant areas

The overall objective of the project FRB-CESAB RAATD project was to assess habitat use by several predator species at the top of Southern Ocean food chains from existing spatial monitoring data sets of these animals. This approach identify ecologically important areas for predators, i.e. ocean regions that serve as preferred sites for food exploration for several predator species simultaneously, and therefore that have high biodiversity.

This document summarizes in a few pages the group’s context and objectives, the methods and approaches used, the main findings, as well as the impact for science, society, and both public and private decision-making.