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Multiple indices on different habitats and descriptors provide consistent assessments of environmental quality in a marine protected area

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2023
In the last decades, climate change and human pressures have increasingly and dramatically impacted the ocean worldwide, calling for urgent actions to safeguard coastal marine ecosystems.
Alice Oprandi, Fabrizio Atzori, Annalisa Azzola, Carlo Nike Bianchi, Carlo Nike Bianchi, Nicoletta Cadoni, Lara Carosso, Elena Desiderà, Francesca Frau, Maria Leonor Garcia Gutiérrez, Paolo Guidetti, Paolo Guidetti, Carla Morri, Carla Morri, Luigi Piazzi, Federica Poli, Monica Montefalcone, Monica Montefalcone   +17 more
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Testing a Novel Aggregated Methodology to Assess Hydrodynamic Impacts on a High-Resolution Marine Turtle Trajectory

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021
We designed a novel aggregated methodology to infer the impact of ocean motions on the movements of satellite-tracked marine turtles adopting available oceanographic observations and validated products of a numerical oceanographic forecasting system. The
Giovanni Quattrocchi, Andrea Cucco, Giulia Cerritelli, Resi Mencacci, Giorgia Comparetto, Daniela Sammartano, Alberto Ribotti, Paolo Luschi   +7 more
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3D MODELS COMPARISON OF COMPLEX SHELL IN UNDERWATER AND DRY ENVIRONMENTS [PDF]

The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, 2015
In marine biology the shape, morphology, texture and dimensions of the shells and organisms like sponges and gorgonians are very important parameters. For example, a particular type of gorgonian grows every year only few millimeters; this estimation was ...
S. Troisi, S. Del Pizzo, S. Gaglione, A. Miccio, R. L. Testa   +4 more
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First Report of Gametogenesis and Spawning for the Invasive Alga Caulerpa cylindracea in the Tyrrhenian Sea: The Key Role of Water Motion and Temperature

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021
In this study, gamete release by Caulerpa cylindracea was investigated for the first time in the Tyrrhenian Sea (Sardinia, Western Mediterranean), focusing on the main environmental factors triggering gametogenesis and spawning of the species.
Sarah Caronni, Maria Anna Delaria, Rodolfo Gentili, Chiara Montagnani, Augusto Navone, Pieraugusto Panzalis, Sandra Citterio   +6 more
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Reproductive Behaviours and Potentially Associated Sounds of the Mottled Grouper Mycteroperca rubra: Implications for Conservation

Diversity, 2022
Most grouper species worldwide are threatened by overfishing. Effective marine protected areas (MPAs) are known to enable population recovery, and consideration of vulnerable species’ reproductive behaviours is fundamental to monitoring and management ...
Elena Desiderà, Carlotta Mazzoldi, Augusto Navone, Pieraugusto Panzalis, Cédric Gervaise, Paolo Guidetti, Lucia Di Iorio   +6 more
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Length-Weight Relationships of Lutjanus decussatus as Conservation Target Species in Anambas Islands Marine Protected Area, Indonesia [PDF]

BIO Web of Conferences
Lutjanus decussatus, commonly known as the checkered snapper or sadang fish (locally), is a key coral reef species in the Anambas Islands Marine Protected Area (MPA) and serves as a conservation target and indicator of reef health.
Palufi Gita Endang, Anggara Satria Putra, Laia Dominikus Yoeli Wilson, Shabari Anugrah Riskel, Daniel Nadia Amalina, Irfansyah Rahmat, Nguyen Huong Mai, Susiana Susiana   +7 more
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The Extent and spatial scale of connectivity among reef fish populations: implications for marine protected areas designated for fisheries enhancement [PDF]

, 2003
Enthusiasm for the use of no-take marine protected areas (MPAs) as management tools for the protection and enhancement of coral reef fishes is widespread.
Ludsin, S.A., Sale, P.F.
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Social acceptability of a marine protected area: The case of Reunion Island [PDF]

, 2010
This paper examines variations in social acceptability of a Marine Protected Area (MPA) prior to implementation. The influence of a number of factors, including socio-economic characteristics, perception of coral resources state of health and attitudes ...
Agardy, Alessa, Anon, Anon, Anon, Aurélie Thomassin, Baticados, Beger, Brailovskaya, Bunce, Burke, Carole S. White, Chabanet, Chabanet, Chape, Chazottes, Christie, Cinner, Conand, Crosby, David, Davis, Debrot, Durville, Faucheux, Gilbert David, Hansis, Hergon, Jones, Kakoyannis, Letourneur, Letourneur, Mascia, McClanahan, McClanahan, Mora, Myatt-Bell, Naim, Pelletier, Pendleton, Peterlin, Petrosillo, Rao, Ricciardi, Robertson, Saenz-Arroyo, Sant, Selina S. Stead, Shafer, Sloan, Slovic, Spalding, Spalding, Stankey, Sullivan, Suman, Tran   +56 more
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Recovery trends of commercial fish: the case of an underperforming Mediterranean marine protected area [PDF]

, 2016
Temporal trends in the recovery of exploited species in marine protected areas (MPAs) are useful for a proper assessment of the efficacy of protection measures.
Camedda, A., Coppa, S., De Lucia, G. A., Marra, S., Massaro, G., Mazzoldi, Carlotta, Wrachien, F.   +6 more
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Stepwise strategic environmental management in marine protected area [PDF]

Global Journal of Environmental Science and Management, 2016
In recent decades, necessity to protect environment has been a serious concern for all people and international communities. In appropriate development of human economic activities, subsistence dependence of the growing world population on nature ...
A. Padash, S.A. Jozi, S.M.B. Nabavi, B. Dehzad   +3 more
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