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Title: Increased connectivity and depth improve the effectiveness of marine reserves
Authors: Goetze, Jordan S
Wilson, Shaun
Radford, Ben
Fisher, Rebecca
Langlois, Tim J.
Monk, Jacquomo
Knott, Nathan A.
Malcolm, Hamish
Currey-Randall, Leanne M.
Ierodiaconou, Daniel
Harasti, David
Barrett, Neville
Babcock, Russell C.
Bosch Guerra, Néstor Echedey 
Brock, Danny
Claudet, Joachim
Clough, Jock
Fairclough, David V.
Heupel, Michelle R.
Holmes, Thomas H.
Huveneers, Charlie
Jordan, Alan R
McLean, Dianne
Meekan, Mark
Miller, David
Newman, Stephen J.
Rees, Matthew J.
Roberts, Kelsey E.
Saunders, Benjamin J.
Speed, Conrad W.
Travers, Michael J.
Treml, Eric
Whitmarsh, Sasha K.
Wakefield, Corey B.
Harvey, Euan S.
UNESCO Clasification: 2510 Oceanografía
590208 Política del medio ambiente
Keywords: Fully protected areas
Marine conservation
Marine protected areas
Marine reserve design
Marine reserve effectiveness, et al
Issue Date: 2021
Journal: Global Change Biology 
Abstract: Marine reserves are a key tool for the conservation of marine biodiversity, yet only ~2.5% of the world's oceans are protected. The integration of marine reserves into connected networks representing all habitats has been encouraged by international agreements, yet the benefits of this design has not been tested empirically. Australia has one of the largest systems of marine reserves, providing a rare opportunity to assess how connectivity influences conservation success. An Australia-wide dataset was collected using baited remote underwater video systems deployed across a depth range from 0 to 100 m to assess the effectiveness of marine reserves for protecting teleosts subject to commercial and recreational fishing. A meta-analytical comparison of 73 fished species within 91 marine reserves found that, on average, marine reserves had 28% greater abundance and 53% greater biomass of fished species compared to adjacent areas open to fishing. However, benefits of protection were not observed across all reserves (heterogeneity), so full subsets generalized additive modelling was used to consider factors that influence marine reserve effectiveness, including distance-based and ecological metrics of connectivity among reserves. Our results suggest that increased connectivity and depth improve the aforementioned marine reserve benefits and that these factors should be considered to optimize such benefits over time. We provide important guidance on factors to consider when implementing marine reserves for the purpose of increasing the abundance and size of fished species, given the expected increase in coverage globally. We show that marine reserves that are highly protected (no-take) and designed to optimize connectivity, size and depth range can provide an effective conservation strategy for fished species in temperate and tropical waters within an overarching marine biodiversity conservation framework.
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10553/121465
ISSN: 1354-1013
DOI: 10.1111/gcb.15635
Source: Global Change Biology [ISSN 1354-1013], v. 27 (15), p. i-ii, 3395-3698, (Agosto 2021)
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