In the last two decades, increasing number of international agreements have challenged
traditional MPA design and management by calling for the implementation of large-scale …

Marine protected areas (MPAs) can be an effective tool for marine conservation, especially if
conservation goals are clearly identified and MPAs are designed in accordance with …

Flow of species and spatial continuity of biological processes between geographically
separated areas may be achieved using management tools known as Ecological Corridors …

Characterizing patterns of larval dispersal is essential to understanding the ecological and
evolutionary dynamics of marine metapopulations. Recent research has measured local …

This major textbook provides a broad coverage of the ecological foundations of marine
conservation, including the rationale, importance and practicalities of various approaches to …

Spatial management tools, such as marine spatial planning and marine protected areas, are
playing an increasingly important role in attempts to improve marine management and …

Seagrass meadows provide a wide variety of ecosystem services, but their distribution and
health are adversely affected by man. In the present study, we examined the influence of …

Convention on Biodiversity (CBD) targets aim to encourage the establishment of an effective
global network of MPAs covering 10% of coastal and marine ecoregions by 2020. This …

The geographically isolated, environmentally unique and biologically diverse coral reefs of
north-west Australia are under threat from climate change and other localised human …

Overfishing, pollution, coastal development and climate change threaten marine biodiversity
globally and compromise the services that marine ecosystems provide. Systematic …