Convergence Areas Includes areas of high concentration of 



species, (often seasonally) for particular 

 critical functions such as: (1) breeding 

 areas, where species concentrate for 

 procreation; (2) nursery areas where the new 

 young prosper because of food, predator 

 protection, and other conditions; (3) feeding 

 areas in marine basins where species 

 concentrate; (4) migration pathways, where 

 animals travel along narrow pathways to 

 feeding, breeding or wintering areas; (5) 

 wintering areas, where species concentrate 

 in special habitats. 



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