To cite the measoshapes package, and the MEASO assessment areas it provides, please use:

Sumner, M.D. and A. Constable (2026) measoshapes: Southern Ocean Shapes for 'MEASO' work. R package version 0.0.06. https://github.com/AustralianAntarcticDivision/measoshapes

Constable A, Melbourne-Thomas J, Muelbert M, McCormack S, Brasier M, Caccavo J, Cavanagh R, Grant S, Griffiths H, Gutt J, Henley S, Höfer J, Hollowed A, Johnston N, Morley S, Murphy E, Pinkerton M, Schloss I, Swadling K, Van de Putte A (2023). “Marine Ecosystem Assessment for the Southern Ocean: Summary for Policymakers.” Integrated Climate and Ecosystem Dynamics in the Southern Ocean, Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research, Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research, Integrated Marine Biosphere Research. doi:10.5281/zenodo.8359585. The MEASO assessment areas are shown in Figure 5.

McCormack S, Melbourne-Thomas J, Trebilco R, Blanchard J, Raymond B, Constable A (2021). “Decades of dietary data demonstrate regional food web structures in the Southern Ocean.” Ecology and Evolution, 11(1), 227–241. doi:10.1002/ece3.7017.

Corresponding BibTeX entries:

  @Manual{,
    title = {measoshapes: Southern Ocean Shapes for 'MEASO' work},
    author = {Michael D. Sumner and Andrew Constable},
    year = {2026},
    note = {R package version 0.0.06},
    url = {https://github.com/AustralianAntarcticDivision/measoshapes},
  }

  @TechReport{,
    title = {Marine Ecosystem Assessment for the Southern Ocean:
      Summary for Policymakers},
    author = {A.J. Constable and J. Melbourne-Thomas and M.M.C.
      Muelbert and S. McCormack and M. Brasier and J.A. Caccavo and
      R.D. Cavanagh and S.M. Grant and H.J. Griffiths and J. Gutt and
      S.F. Henley and J. Höfer and A.B. Hollowed and N.M. Johnston and
      S.A. Morley and E.J. Murphy and M.H. Pinkerton and I.R. Schloss
      and K.M. Swadling and A.P. {Van de Putte}},
    year = {2023},
    institution = {Integrated Climate and Ecosystem Dynamics in the
      Southern Ocean, Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research,
      Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research, Integrated Marine
      Biosphere Research},
    doi = {10.5281/zenodo.8359585},
    note = {The MEASO assessment areas are shown in Figure 5},
  }

  @Article{,
    title = {Decades of dietary data demonstrate regional food web
      structures in the Southern Ocean},
    author = {S.A. McCormack and J. Melbourne-Thomas and R. Trebilco
      and J.L. Blanchard and B. Raymond and A. Constable},
    journal = {Ecology and Evolution},
    year = {2021},
    volume = {11},
    number = {1},
    pages = {227--241},
    doi = {10.1002/ece3.7017},
  }