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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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Benchmarking eleven biodiversity indicators based on environmental DNA surveys: more diverse functional traits and evolutionary lineages inside marine reserves.

Published online: 13 Mar 2023

Authors: Dalongeville, A. & Boulanger, E. & Marques, V. & Charbonnel, E. & Hartmann, V. & Santoni, M. C. & Deter, J. & Valentini, A. & Lenfant, P. & Boissery, P. & Dejean, T. & Velez, L. & Pichot, F. & Sanchez, L. & Arnal, V. & Bockel, T. & Delaruelle, G. & Holon, F. & Milhau, T. & Romant, L. & Manel, S. & Mouillot, D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

To mitigate the ongoing threats to coastal ecosystems, and the biodiversity erosion they are causing, marine-protected areas (MPAs) have emerged as po...

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NatureScot Research Report 1292 - Towards understanding the effectiveness of measures to manage fishing activity of relevance to MPAs in Scotland.

Published online: 06 Sep 2022

Published by: UK, NatureScot

Authors: Cunningham, S. & Donnan, D. & Gillham, K. & James, B. & Kamphausen, L. & Henderson, S.

Content type: Reports

This paper presents current evidence from within the UK and other temperate regions regarding the efficacy of fisheries management measures in safegua...

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Do changes in environmental and fishing pressures impact marine communities? An empirical assessment.

Published online: 04 Aug 2010

Authors: Rochet, M. J. & Trenkel, V. M. & Carpentier, A. & Coppin, F. & Sola, L. G. de & Léauté, J. P. & Mahé, J. C. & Maiorano, P. & Mannini, A. & Murenu, M. & Piet, G. & Politou, C. Y. & Reale, B. & Spedicato, M. T. & Tserpes, G. & Bertrand, J. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The development of ecosystem approaches to environmental management implies the need to account for multiple pressures on ecosystems. Trends in multip...

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Across borders: external factors and prior behaviour influence north Pacific albatross associations with fishing vessels.

Published online: 20 Jun 2021

Authors: Orben, R. A. & Adams, J. & Hester, M. & Shaffer, S. A. & Suryan, R. M. & Deguchi, T. & Ozaki, K. & Sato, F. & Young, L. C. & Clatterbuck, C. & Conners, M. G. & Kroodsma, D. A. & Torres, L. G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Understanding encounters between marine predators and fisheries across national borders and outside national jurisdictions offers new perspectives on ...

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Marine protected areas' positive effect on fish biomass persists across the steep climatic gradient of the Mediterranean Sea.

Published online: 24 Aug 2023

Authors: Frid, O. & Malamud, S. & Franco, A. di & Guidetti, P. & Azzurro, E. & Claudet, J. & Micheli, F. & Yahel, R. & Sala, E. & Belmaker, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The positive effect of fully protected marine protected areas (MPAs) on marine biodiversity, and specifically on fishes, has been widely documented. I...

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Assessing impact risk to tropical marine ecosystems from human activities with a Southeast Asian example.

Published online: 21 Jan 2025

Authors: Culhane, F. & Austen, M. C. & Ashley, M. & Javier, J. & Sui Hyang Kuit & Nguyen Phuc Hung & Hau Duc Tran & Praptiwi, R. A. & Sainal, S. & Justine, E. & Wulandari, P. & Broszeit, S. & Jontila, J. B. & Johari, S. & Creencia, L. & Then, A. Y. H. & Gajardo, L. J. & Maharja, C. & Goh HongChing & Wan Mohd Syazwan & Yang Amri Affendi & Le Ngoc Thao & Sugardjito, J. & Mullier, T. & Langmead, O.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Society relies on intact marine ecosystems for ecosystem services such as nutrition, livelihoods, health and well-being. Yet, to obtain these benefits...

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A marine natural capital asset and risk register - towards securing the benefits from marine systems and linked ecosystem services.

Published online: 30 Jun 2022

Authors: Rees, S. E. & Ashley, M. & Cameron, A. & Mullier, T. & Ingle, C. & Oates, J. & Lannin, A. & Hooper, T. & Attrill, M. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Documented biodiversity loss has galvanised a global process to develop conceptual frameworks that link the social and ecological systems. This paper ...

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Identifying hotpots of threats to marine megafauna.

Published online: 23 Jul 2020

Authors: Carneiro, A. P. B.

Content type: Miscellaneous

There is increased global awareness that the oceans are under threat. Marine megafauna such as seabirds, marine turtles, marine mammals, sharks and ra...

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Combining seascape connectivity with cumulative impact assessment to support ecosystem-based marine spatial planning.

Published online: 29 Apr 2021

Published by: British Ecological Society

Content type: Blog

Cumulative impact assessment (CIA) is a simple yet promising approach to guide marine management interventions, but one not without limitations. In th...

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