Marine protected areas (MPAs) are conservation tools that are increasingly implemented,
with growing national commitments for MPA expansion. Perhaps the greatest challenge to …

Functionally connected marine conservation areas are widely recognized as a cornerstone
for successful biodiversity conservation outcomes and small-scale fisheries livelihoods …

The effectiveness of management initiatives implemented in the context of the European
Common Fisheries Policy has been questioned, especially with regard to the …

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 …

Marine reserves deliver impressive increases in the abundance and size of exploited
species on protected reefs, but larval dispersal makes it difficult to estimate their wider …

Ecosystems face mounting pressures from the cumulative impacts of climate change and
local threats such as nutrient-inputs and overfishing. Environmental degradation has put …

Dispersal drives diverse processes from population persistence to community dynamics.
However, the amount of temporal variation in dispersal and its consequences for …

No-take marine protected areas (MPAs) are an important tool for conserving marine
biodiversity and managing fisheries. However, with increasing environmental change driven …

Dispersal is a critical process for the persistence and productivity of marine populations. For
many reef species, there is increasing evidence that local demography and self‐recruitment …

The Philippines has more than 1600 locally managed marine protected areas (MPAs), the
most in the world. However, their effectiveness for coral reef fisheries management is often …