Spillover effects of a community-managed marine reserve. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 The value of no-take marine reserves as fisheries-management tools is controversial, particularly in high-poverty areas where human populations depend heavily on fish as a source of protein.
Isabel Marques da Silva +4 more
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Eco‐evolutionary dynamics of Atlantic cod spatial behavior maintained after the implementation of a marine reserve [PDF]
Evolutionary Applications, 2022 The effects of marine reserves on the life history and demography of the protected populations are well‐established, typically increasing population density and body size.
David Villegas‐Ríos +3 more
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Selection on fish personality differs between a no‐take marine reserve and fished areas [PDF]
Evolutionary Applications, 2021 Marine reserves can protect fish populations by increasing abundance and body size, but less is known about the effect of protection on fish behaviour. We looked for individual consistency in movement behaviours of sea trout in the marine habitat using ...
Susanna Huneide Thorbjørnsen +5 more
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Marine reserve benefits and recreational fishing yields: The winners and the losers. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2020 Marine reserves constitute effective tools for preserving fish stocks and associated human benefits. However, not all reserves perform equally, and predicting the response of marine communities to management actions in the long run is challenging.
Mohsen Kayal +22 more
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Assessment of Habitat Suitability for Amphioxus in the Changli Marine Reserve and Adjacent Coastal Waters, Hebei Province [PDF]
AnimalsAmphioxus, a key model organism in vertebrate evolution, is essential for understanding ecological balance and species diversity. This study examined the spatiotemporal distribution of Branchiostoma japonicum and assessed its habitat suitability in the ...
Yongfeng Zhang +7 more
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Accounting for tourism benefits in marine reserve design. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2017 Marine reserve design often considers potential benefits to conservation and/or fisheries but typically ignores potential revenues generated through tourism.
Daniel F Viana +2 more
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Marine Dinoflagellate Assemblage in the Galápagos Marine Reserve [PDF]
Frontiers in Marine Science, 2019 It is likely that harmful algal blooms have increased in frequency, intensity, and geographic distribution in the last decades in response to anthropogenic activities. The Galápagos Islands are renowned for their exceptional biological diversity; however,
Olga Carnicer +6 more
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Regional differences in fishing behavior determine whether a marine reserve network enhances fishery yield [PDF]
Scientific ReportsA network of marine reserves can enhance yield in depleted fisheries by protecting populations, particularly large, old spawners that supply larvae for interspersed fishing grounds.
Hunter S. Lenihan +8 more
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Consistent multi-level trophic effects of marine reserve protection across northern New Zealand. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2017 Through systematic Reef Life Survey censuses of rocky reef fishes, invertebrates and macroalgae at eight marine reserves across northern New Zealand and the Kermadec Islands, we investigated whether a system of no-take marine reserves generates ...
Graham J Edgar +3 more
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Planning Marine Reserve Networks for Both Feature Representation and Demographic Persistence Using Connectivity Patterns. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 Marine reserve networks must ensure the representation of important conservation features, and also guarantee the persistence of key populations. For many species, designing reserve networks is complicated by the absence or limited availability of ...
Michael Bode +7 more
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