Incorporating climate change adaptation into marine protected area planning

KL Wilson, DP Tittensor, B Worm… - Global Change …, 2020‏ - Wiley Online Library
Climate change is increasingly impacting marine protected areas (MPAs) and MPA
networks, yet adaptation strategies are rarely incorporated into MPA design and …

Larval dispersal and movement patterns of coral reef fishes, and implications for marine reserve network design

AL Green, AP Maypa, GR Almany… - Biological …, 2015‏ - Wiley Online Library
Well‐designed and effectively managed networks of marine reserves can be effective tools
for both fisheries management and biodiversity conservation. Connectivity, the demographic …

Marine reserves can mitigate and promote adaptation to climate change

CM Roberts, BC O'Leary, DJ McCauley… - Proceedings of the …, 2017‏ - pnas.org
Strong decreases in greenhouse gas emissions are required to meet the reduction trajectory
resolved within the 2015 Paris Agreement. However, even these decreases will not avert …

Why people matter in ocean governance: Incorporating human dimensions into large-scale marine protected areas

P Christie, NJ Bennett, NJ Gray, TA Wilhelm, N Lewis… - Marine Policy, 2017‏ - Elsevier
Large-scale marine protected areas (LSMPAs) are rapidly increasing. Due to their sheer
size, complex socio-political realities, and distinct local cultural perspectives and economic …

Integrating climate adaptation and biodiversity conservation in the global ocean

DP Tittensor, M Beger, K Boerder, DG Boyce… - Science …, 2019‏ - science.org
The impacts of climate change and the socioecological challenges they present are
ubiquitous and increasingly severe. Practical efforts to operationalize climate-responsive …

Marine protected areas: at the crossroads of nature conservation and fisheries management

M Kriegl, XE Elías Ilosvay, C von Dorrien… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2021‏ - frontiersin.org
Marine protected areas (MPAs) are designated parts of the ocean that restrict human
activities to a certain degree. MPAs are established around the world using a wide range of …

Addressing criticisms of large-scale marine protected areas

BC O'leary, NC Ban, M Fernandez, AM Friedlander… - Bioscience, 2018‏ - academic.oup.com
Designated large-scale marine protected areas (LSMPAs, 100,000 or more square
kilometers) constitute over two-thirds of the approximately 6.6% of the ocean and …

Coral reefs as the first line of defense: Shoreline protection in face of climate change

CI Elliff, IR Silva - Marine environmental research, 2017‏ - Elsevier
Coral reefs are responsible for a wide array of ecosystem services including shoreline
protection. However, the processes involved in delivering this particular service have not …

Ecosystem‐based management of coral reefs under climate change

BJ Harvey, KL Nash, JL Blanchard… - Ecology and …, 2018‏ - Wiley Online Library
Coral reefs provide food and livelihoods for hundreds of millions of people as well as
harbour some of the highest regions of biodiversity in the ocean. However, overexploitation …

Merging top‐down and bottom‐up approaches in marine protected areas planning: Experiences from around the globe

CF Gaymer, AV Stadel, NC Ban… - Aquatic …, 2014‏ - Wiley Online Library
Five case studies from around the world illustrate key lessons in integrating top‐down and
bottom‐up approaches to stakeholder and community engagement in the planning and …