Paradigm shifts in marine fisheries genetics: ugly hypotheses slain by beautiful facts

L Hauser, GR Carvalho - Fish and Fisheries, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
By providing new approaches to the investigation of demographic and evolutionary
dynamics of wild populations, molecular genetics has led to fundamental changes in our …

Biological effects within no-take marine reserves: a global synthesis

SE Lester, BS Halpern, K Grorud-Colvert… - Marine Ecology …, 2009 - int-res.com
The study and implementation of no-take marine reserves have increased rapidly over the
past decade, providing ample data on the biological effects of reserve protection for a wide …

Assessing progress towards global marine protection targets: shortfalls in information and action

LJ Wood, L Fish, J Laughren, D Pauly - Oryx, 2008 - cambridge.org
Current global marine protection targets aim to protect 10–30% of marine habitats within the
next 3–5 years. However, these targets were adopted without prior assessment of their …

[KNJIGA][B] Conservation biogeography

RJ Ladle, RJ Whittaker - 2011 - books.google.com
CONSERVATION BIOGEOGRAPHY The Earth's ecosystems are in the midst of an
unprecedented period of change as a result of human action. Many habitats have been …

Global patterns in marine dispersal estimates: the influence of geography, taxonomic category and life history

IR Bradbury, B Laurel… - … of the Royal …, 2008 - royalsocietypublishing.org
We examine estimates of dispersal in a broad range of marine species through an analysis
of published values, and evaluate how well these values represent global patterns through a …

Evaluating the effect of fishery closures: lessons learnt from the Plaice Box

D Beare, AD Rijnsdorp, M Blaesberg, U Damm… - Journal of Sea …, 2013 - Elsevier
To reduce discarding of plaice Pleuronectes platessa in the North Sea flatfish fisheries, the
major nursery areas were closed to large trawlers in 1995. The area closed was named the …

Population connectivity and conservation of marine biodiversity

GFFP JoNeS, M Srinivasan, GR Almany - Oceanography, 2007 - JSTOR
The increasing diversity, intensity, and scale of human impacts on marine systems will likely
reduce potential connectivity among remnant populations, due to declining numbers and …

Lobster and cod benefit from small-scale northern marine protected areas: inference from an empirical before–after control-impact study

E Moland, EM Olsen, H Knutsen… - … of the Royal …, 2013 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Marine protected areas (MPAs) are increasingly implemented as tools to conserve and
manage fisheries and target species. Because there are opportunity costs to conservation …

Effectiveness of European Atlanto-Mediterranean MPAs: Do they accomplish the expected effects on populations, communities and ecosystems?

JA García-Charton, A Pérez-Ruzafa, C Marcos… - Journal for Nature …, 2008 - Elsevier
The success of MPAs in conserving fishing resources and protecting marine biodiversity
relies strongly on how well they meet their planned (or implicit) management goals. From a …

Protected species use of a coastal marine migratory corridor connecting marine protected areas

KL Pendoley, G Schofield, PA Whittock, D Ierodiaconou… - Marine biology, 2014 - Springer
The establishment of protected corridors linking the breeding and foraging grounds of many
migratory species remains deficient, particularly in the world's oceans. For example …