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Reconciling fisheries and habitat protection in Romanian coastal marine protected areas

Scientia Marina, 2014
The extension of the Natura 2000 European ecological network to the Romanian marine territory (1 site according to the Birds Directive requirements and eight sites according to the Habitats Directive requirements, one also being a natural reserve and one
Tania Zaharia, Valodia Maximov, Gheorghe Radu, Eugen Anton, Alina Spinu, Magda Nenciu   +5 more
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A global map to aid the identification and screening of critical habitat for marine industries [PDF]

, 2015
Marine industries face a number of risks that necessitate careful analysis prior to making decisions on the siting of operations and facilities. An important emerging regulatory framework on environmental sustainability for business operations is the ...
Angelini, Ardron, B. Lascelles, Baker, Ball, Beaulieu, C.J. Mcowen, C.S. Martin, Crosby, D. Stanwell-Smith, D.P. Tittensor, Davies, Dunn, E. Farmer, Ekstrom, Estes, Freiwald, Giri, H.L. Thomas, Halpern, J.D. Pilgrim, J.H. van Bochove, J.L. Geffert, J.M. Hutton, J.M.M. Ekstrom, J.P.W. Scharlemann, Kareiva, Kaschner, Keith, M.J. Tolley, Merrifield, Mora, Mora, Rainey, Tittensor, Tittensor, Webb, Wedding, Wessel, Willis, Worm, Yesson, Yesson   +42 more
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Marine plastics threaten giant Atlantic Marine Protected Areas [PDF]

Current Biology, 2018
There has been a recent shift in global perception of plastics in the environment, resulting in a call for greater action. Science and the popular media have highlighted plastic as an increasing stressor [1,2]. Efforts have been made to confer protected status to some remote locations, forming some of the world's largest Marine Protected Areas ...
Barnes, David K.A., Morley, Simon A., Bell, J., Brewin, P., Bridgen, K., Collins, M., Glass, T., Goodall-Copestake, Will P., Henry, L., Laptikhovsky, V., Piechaud, N., Richardson, A., Rose, P., Sands, Chester J., Schofield, A., Shreeve, R., Small, A., Stamford, T., Taylor, B.   +18 more
openaire   +4 more sources

Assessing trade-offs in large marine protected areas. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2018
Large marine protected areas (LMPAs) are increasingly being established and have a high profile in marine conservation. LMPAs are expected to achieve multiple objectives, and because of their size are postulated to avoid trade-offs that are common in ...
Tammy E Davies, Graham Epstein, Stacy E Aguilera, Cassandra M Brooks, Michael Cox, Louisa S Evans, Sara M Maxwell, Mateja Nenadovic, Natalie C Ban   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Long-Term Conservation Effects of Protected Areas in Stochastic Population Dynamics

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2021
Terrestrial and marine protected areas are essential tools in mitigating anthropogenic impacts and promoting population persistence and resource sustainability.
Nao Takashina
doaj   +1 more source

Public Opinion on Marine Protected Areas [PDF]

, 2016
The following results are based on a survey conducted by WWF-Canada to find out more about Canadians' opinions about marine protected ...
Catharine Tunnacliffe
core  

Enzymatic degradation of biopolymers in amorphous and molten states: mechanisms and applications

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
This review explains how polymer morphology and thermal state shape enzymatic degradation pathways, comparing amorphous and molten biopolymer structures. By integrating structure–reactivity principles with insights from thermodynamics and enzyme engineering, it highlights mechanisms that enable efficient polymer breakdown.
Anđela Pustak, Aleksandra Maršavelski
wiley   +1 more source

Stakeholder perspectives on large-scale marine protected areas.

PLoS ONE, 2020
Large-scale marine protected areas (LSMPAs), MPAs greater than 100,000km2, have proliferated in the past decade. However, the value of LSMPAs as conservation tools is debated, in both global scientific and policy venues as well as in particular sites. To
Evan Artis, Noella J Gray, Lisa M Campbell, Rebecca L Gruby, Leslie Acton, Sarah Bess Zigler, Lillian Mitchell   +6 more
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Enhancing Corrosion Resistance and Mechanical Strength of 3D‐Printed Iron Polylactic Acid for Marine Applications via Laser Surface Texturing

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
Laser surface texturing significantly improves the corrosion resistance and mechanical strength of 3D‐printed iron polylactic acid (Ir‐PLA) for marine applications. Optimal laser parameters reduce corrosion by 80% and enhance tensile strength by 25% and ductility by 15%.
Mohammad Rezayat, Mojtaba Karamimoghadam, Mohammadreza Lalegani Dezaki, Ali Zolfagharian, Giuseppe Casalino, Antonio Mateo, Mahdi Bodaghi   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Quality of marine protected areas is critical to achieving global biodiversity targets

npj Ocean Sustainability
Summarising CBD target 3 to “30 × 30” emphasizes area coverage, but conservation success depends on MPA quality. Many existing MPAs are under-protected, and rapidly designating new areas risks creating ‘paper parks’ without ecological or social benefits.
Fabrice Stephenson, Barbara Horta e Costa, Anna M. Addamo, Paula Bueno, Mark John Costello, Nigel Dudley, Patrick A. Eskuche-Keith, Helen E. Fox, David Gill, Cesc Gordó-Vilaseca, Kirsten Grorud-Colvert, Carissa Klein, Pippa J. Moore, Lance E. Morgan, Katharine B. Nalven, Felipe Paredes, Elizabeth P. Pike, Madhu Rao, Jenna Sullivan-Stack, Heidi S. W. Weiskel, Lauren Wenzel, Sue Wells, Joachim Claudet   +22 more
doaj   +1 more source