Due to their high rates of endemism, as well as importance as migratory corridors, enacting large-scale conservation measures would address important conservation considerations for both connectivity and endemism. While data on connectivity is still limited, it should not constrain the development of conservation measures, which should be co-designed and co-developed, leveraging the expertise of international working groups throughout the region. This study provides a synthesis of what we know about connectivity in the Salas y Gómez and Nazca ridges and provides practical recommendations for integrating this knowledge into conservation and management measures for the region. However, over 73% of the ridges are in areas beyond national jurisdiction, where they are unprotected and under threat. The area has been recognized for its exceptional natural and cultural significance as well as one of the most important global areas to protect. This region is home to the Salas y Gómez and Nazca ridges, two adjacent seamount chains that stretch between the Peruvian coast and Rapa Nui (i.e., Easter Island). However, it is generally not well studied or integrated into conservation measures, particularly in the Southeast Pacific. 11The Nature Conservancy, London, United KingdomĬonnectivity is essential to consider in area-based marine conservation measures because it greatly impacts vital ecological processes (e.g., recycling nutrients, regulating temperature, sequestering carbon, and supporting the life cycle of species).10Departamento de Ciencias Ecológicas, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile.9Department of Protected Areas, Ministry of the Environment, Santiago, Chile.8World Commission on Protected Areas, International Union for Conservation of Nature, (WCPA-IUCN) Santiago, Chile.7Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD, Australia.6Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology, University of Hawaii, Kaneohe, HI, United States.5National Geographic Pristine Seas, Washington, DC, United States.4Center for Ecology and Sustainable Management of Oceanic Islands (ESMOI), Departamento de Biología Marina, Facultad de Ciencias del Mar, Universidad Católica del Norte, Coquimbo, Chile.3Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey, Monterey, CA, United States.2Ocean Exploration Trust, Honolulu, HI, United States.
1Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies (IASS), Potsdam, Germany.Dunn 7, Felipe Paredes Vargas 8,9, David Veliz 4,10 and Carolina Hazin 11 Ben Boteler 1*, Daniel Wagner 2*, Carole Durussel 1, Emily Stokes 3, Carlos F.
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