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The needles marine conservation zone (MCZ) monitoring report 2018.

Published online: 12 Aug 2022

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Cesar, C.

Content type: Reports

This report is one of a series of Marine Protected Area (MPA) monitoring reports delivered to Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra...

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The value and limitations of local ecological knowledge: longitudinal and retrospective assessment of flagship species in Golfo Dulce, Costa Rica.

Published online: 23 Oct 2021

Authors: Bessesen, B. L. & González-Suárez, M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Anthropogenic activities and climate change are affecting marine ecosystems world-wide, but systematic biodiversity assessments through periodic biomo...

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Mediterranean marine protected areas have higher biodiversity via increased evenness, not abundance.

Published online: 28 Jul 2020

Authors: Blowes, S. A. & Chase, J. M. & Franco, A. di & Frid, O. & Gotelli, N. J. & Guidetti, P. & Knight, T. M. & May, F. & McGlinn, D. J. & Micheli, F. & Sala, E. & Belmaker, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Protected areas are central to biodiversity conservation. For marine fish, marine protected areas (MPAs) often harbour more individuals, especially of...

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Evaluating the use of marine protected areas by endangered species: a habitat selection approach.

Published online: 06 Apr 2021

Authors: Roberts, K. E. & Smith, B. J. & Burkholder, D. & Hart, K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Optimizing the design of marine protected area (MPA) networks for the conservation of migratory marine species and their habitats involves a suite of ...

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Estimating enhanced fish production on restored shellfish reefs using automated data collection from underwater videos.

Published online: 13 Jul 2024

Authors: Connolly, R. M. & Herrera, C. & Rasmussen, J. & Buelow, C. A. & Sievers, M. & Jinks, K. I. & Brown, C. J. & Lopez-Marcano, S. & Sherman, C. D. H. & Martínez-Baena, F. & Martin, B. & Baring, R. & Reeves, S. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Shellfish reefs across the world have been heavily degraded by mechanical harvesting, disease and declining water quality. In southern Australia, wher...

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Sustaining recreational quality of European lakes: minimizing the health risks from algal blooms through phosphorus control.

Published online: 10 Apr 2013

Authors: Carvalho, L. & McDonald, C. & Hoyos, C. de & Mischke, U. & Phillips, G. & Borics, G. & Poikane, S. & Skjelbred, B. & Solheim, A. L. & Wichelen, J. van & Cardoso, A. C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A safe, clean water supply is critical for sustaining many important ecosystem services provided by freshwaters. The development of cyanobacterial blo...

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Fal & Helford SAC subtidal sediment data analysis report 2017.

Published online: 12 Aug 2022

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Johnson, G. & Burrows, F. & Crabtree, R. & Warner, I.

Content type: Reports

The aim of this project was to analyse sediment infauna data to quantify any changes in community composition at the Fal and Helford Special Area of C...

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Understanding the fate of shrimp aquaculture effluent in a mangrove ecosystem: aiding management for coastal conservation.

Published online: 27 Nov 2020

Authors: Hargan, K. E. & Williams, B. & Nuangsaeng, B. & Siriwong, S. & Tassawad, P. & Chaiharn, C. & McAdoo, B. & Huertos, M. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Areas dedicated to shrimp aquaculture have increased dramatically over the last 50 years. Resultant land-use changes directly threaten the extent of m...

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Bridging indigenous and Western sciences in freshwater research, monitoring, and management in Canada.

Published online: 07 Oct 2021

Authors: Alexander, S. M. & Provencher, J. F. & Henri, D. A. & Nanayakkara, L. & Taylor, J. J. & Berberi, A. & Lloren, J. I. & Johnson, J. T. & Ballard, M. & Cooke, S. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Mutually respectful and reciprocal relationships between people and their environment is a central tenet of many Indigenous world views. Across the Am...

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Riparian vegetation has disproportionate benefits for landscape-scale conservation of woodland birds in highly modified environments.

Published online: 02 Apr 2014

Authors: Bennett, A. F. & Nimmo, D. G. & Radford, J. Q.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Identifying landscape patterns that allow native fauna to coexist with human land use is a global challenge. Riparian vegetation often persists in ant...

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