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A framework for future training in marine and coastal protected area management [PDF]

Training, Protected areas, Marine environment, Coastal zone ...
McManus, J.W., Sadacharan, D. (eds.), van Zwol. C., Garces, L.R.   +3 more
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Managing freshwater, river, wetland and estuarine protected areas

, 2021
Better practices for managing inland aquatic ecosystems in protected areas—including rivers, other brackish and freshwater ecosystems, and coastal estuaries—are the focus of this chapter.
Kumar, Ritesh, Rast, Walter, Linke, Simon, viers, Joshua, Pattnaik, Ajit, Van Niekerk, Lara, Roux, Dirk, Harrison, Ian, Pittock, James, Willems, Daphne, Hermoso, Virgilio, Finlayson, Max, Pollard, Sharon, Turpie, Jane, Thieme, Michele, Turak, Eren, Arthington, Angela, Biggs, Harry, Matthews, John H., Junk, Wolfgang, Blom, Esther, Nel, Jeanne, Nunes Da Cunha, Catia, Froend, Raymond Henry, Flitcroft, Rebecca   +24 more
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Australia’s protected area network fails to adequately protect the world’s most threatened marine fishes

Global Ecology and Conservation, 2015
In order to maintain ecosystems and biodiversity, Australia has long invested in the development of marine and terrestrial protected area networks. Within this land- and sea-scape, northern Australia represents a global population stronghold for four ...
Karen R. Devitt, Vanessa M. Adams, Peter M. Kyne   +2 more
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Baited remote underwater video survey of reef fish in the Stilbaai marine protected area, with an assessment of monitoring requirements

, 2012
Includes abstract.Includes bibliographical references.Long-term monitoring of changes in species abundance and community composition within marine protected areas (MPAs) is essential to assess whether conservation goals are being reached.
De Vos, Lauren
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Quiet(er) marine protected areas

Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2015
A core task in endangered species conservation is identifying important habitats and managing human activities to mitigate threats. Many marine organisms, from invertebrates to fish to marine mammals, use acoustic cues to find food, avoid predators, choose mates, and navigate.
Williams, Rob, Erbe, Christine, Ashe, Erin, Clark, Christopher W.   +3 more
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Exploring the linkages between poverty, marine protected area management, and the use of destructive fishing gear in Tanzania [PDF]

Coastal resources in Tanzania have come under increasing pressure over the past three decades, which has led to a significant decline in the biodiversity and productivity of coastal ecosystems.
Silva, Patricia
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A Caribbean-wide survey of marine reserves: spatial coverage and attributes of effectiveness [PDF]

, 2003
Fully-protected marine reserves can function at several spatial scales, from a single area encompassing few habitats, to local networks of many habitats, to large-scale networks connected by larval dispersal.
Lindeman, Kenyon C., Appeldoorn, Richard S., Appeldoorn, R.S., Lindeman, K.C.   +3 more
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Protected area management: collection and use of visitor data. Volume 2: State agency overviews

, 2010
The management of protected areas in Australia is highly complex. Each state and territory government has its own agency that is broadly responsible for the conservation and management of areas including wilderness, national parks, forests and marine ...
Griffin, T., Moore, S., Schweinsberg, S., Darcy, S., Crilley, G.   +4 more
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Status of Pasil Reef Marine Sanctuary in Cogtoug Bay. Philippines

JPAIR, 2008
The status of corals and reef fish resources inside Pasil ReeJ Marine Sanctuary in Cogtong Bay, Bohol, Philippines was surveyed using 50m Lille Intercept Transect method to obtain percent coral cover. The coral reef fish populations in the sanctuary were
Tertuliano C. Tuyogon
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A food security approach to marine protected area impacts on surrounding fishing communities: the case of Kisite Marine National Park in Kenya [PDF]

Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) have been suggested as one of the solutions to coral reef fisheries management. It is thought that their effects on biomass, species diversity and habitat could improve surrounding fisheries yields through fish migration and
Malleret-King, Delphine
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