Habitat maps are often the core spatially consistent data set on which marine reserve
networks are designed, but their efficacy as surrogates for species richness and applicability …

Habitat maps are frequently invoked as surrogates of biodiversity to aid the design of
networks of marine reserves. Maps are used to maximize habitat heterogeneity in reserves …

Marine protected areas (MPAs) have been highlighted as a means toward effective
conservation of coral reefs. New strategies are required to more effectively select MPA …

Implementing systematically designed reserve systems is crucial to slowing the global
decline of coral reef health and diversity. Yet, the paucity of spatial data for most coral reef …

Incorporating connectivity into the design of marine protected areas (MPAs) has met with
conceptual, theoretical, and practical challenges, which include: 1) the need to consider …

Marine protected area (MPA) effectiveness is contingent on understanding key ecological
patterns and processes at appropriate spatial scales and may depend upon maintaining …

Fully-protected marine reserves can function at several spatial scales, from a single area
encompassing few habitats, to local networks of many habitats, to large-scale networks …

A range of different biodiversity-based selection methods for nature reserves has been
tested for terrestrial environments, including those based on diversity hotspots, endemicity …

Detailed habitat maps are critical for conservation planning, yet for many coastal habitats
only coarse‐resolution maps are available. As the logistic and technological constraints of …

Marine protected areas are an important tool for management of marine ecosystems.
Despite their utility, ecological design criteria are often not considered or feasible to …