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Improving assessments of marine protected areas
Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, 2009Abstract The use of experimental design and statistical analysis to evaluate the effects of marine protected areas (MPAs) is increasingly popular throughout the world. However, in looking at historical approaches to MPA evaluations, flaws were identified in the execution of theoretically correct designs, as well as disconnects between the stated ...
CLAUDET, JOACHIM PAUL, GUIDETTI, Paolo
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Marine Conservation and Marine Protected Areas
2019Marine protected areas are important tools for the conservation of marine biodiversity, providing refuge for harvested species and mitigating the negative impacts of human activities in marine ecosystems. However, delineating sites for protection within effective MPA networks is a formidable challenge. A primary objective of MPA planning is to optimize
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Marine Protected Areas miss the boat
Science, 2015In their Policy Forum “Making waves: The science and politics of ocean protection” (23 October, p. [382][1]; Published online 15 October 2015), J. Lubchenco and K. Grorud-Colvert discuss recent progress in establishing and enforcing Marine Protected Areas, in which extractive activities ...
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Advances in marine conservation: the role of marine protected areas
Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 1994The world's oceans are now attracting the serious attention of conservationists. Paradoxically, as the value of marine biological diversity is recognized, the ecosystems that harbor this diversity are fast becoming degraded. New thinking about how to conserve coastal areas has resulted in protected-area models that incorporate principles of landscape ...
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Marine Protected Areas as tool for the protection and conservation of the marine environment
2023Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) play a critical role in preserving the marine environment, which faces many threats. This scientific paper provides an overview of the current state of the marine ecosystem and the benefits of MPAs. The study explores the international and European rules that regulate the creation and maintenance of MPAs, with a focus on ...
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International Legal Framework for Marine Protected Areas and Networks of Marine Protected Areas
2014The development of a network of marine protected areas (MPAs) in the South China Sea (SCS) needs a supportive legal and policy framework. As the first common legal framework that all SCS States share is international law, it is necessary to see what it provides on relevant issues.
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