Reviewing the ecosystem services, societal goods, and benefits of marine protected areas

C Marcos, D Díaz, K Fietz, A Forcada, A Ford… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Marine protected areas (MPAs) are globally important environmental management tools that
provide protection from the effects of human exploitation and activities, supporting the …

Modeling risks in marine protected areas: Mapping of habitats, biodiversity, and cultural ecosystem services in the southernmost atlantic coral reef

WC Niz, IRA Laurino, DM de Freitas, FA Rolim… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Marine Protected Area (MPA) is a fundamental strategy for the maintenance of
ocean ecological processes worldwide and, consequently, their associated ecosystem …

A diverse portfolio of marine protected areas can better advance global conservation and equity

DA Gill, SE Lester, CM Free, A Pfaff… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - National Acad Sciences
Marine protected areas (MPAs) are widely used for ocean conservation, yet the relative
impacts of various types of MPAs are poorly understood. We estimated impacts on fish …

Habitat and marine reserve status drive reef fish biomass and functional diversity in the largest south Atlantic coral reef system (Abrolhos, Brazil)

FA Rolim, T Langlois, FS Motta, GM Castro… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The effects of fishing have been documented across coral reefs worldwide. No-take marine
reserves do not only act as a conservation tool but also allow an opportunity to study impacts …

Effects of marine protected areas under different management regimes in a hot spot of biodiversity and cumulative impacts from SW Atlantic

FS Motta, RL Moura, LM Neves, GRS Souza… - Regional Studies in …, 2021 - Elsevier
Marine protected areas (MPAs) represent a useful tool for resource management, as well as
to conserve and/or restore biological communities. The level of protection is key factor …

Scuba divers' behavior and satisfaction in a new marine protected area: Lessons from the implementation of a best practices program

VJ Giglio, M Marconi, GH Pereira-Filho, KL Leite… - Ocean & Coastal …, 2022 - Elsevier
Subtropical reefs have suffered from increasing threats and impacts mainly from
anthropogenic activities. These reefs also have socioeconomic relevance being in many …

Protecting nursery areas without fisheries management is not enough to conserve the most endangered parrotfish of the Atlantic Ocean

NC Roos, GO Longo, MG Pennino… - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
Marine protected areas (MPAs) are a primary strategy for marine conservation worldwide,
having as a common goal the protection of essential habitats to enhance fish population …

[HTML][HTML] Reef fishes biodiversity and conservation at the largest Brazilian coastal Marine Protected Area (MPA Costa dos Corais)

PHC Pereira, LGF Côrtes, GV Lima, E Gomes… - Neotropical …, 2021 - SciELO Brasil
Coral reefs harbor one of the largest fish biodiversity on earth; yet information on reef fishes
is still absent for many regions. We analyzed reef fish richness, distribution, and …

BRUVS reveal locally extinct shark and the way for shark monitoring in Brazilian oceanic islands

CR Pimentel, R Andrades, CEL Ferreira… - Journal of Fish …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Here we present records of sharks obtained using baited remote underwater stereo‐video
systems (stereo‐BRUVS) at two Brazilian oceanic islands. Fourteen of the 60 deployments …

Contrasting influence of seascape, space and marine reserves on genomic variation in multiple species

L Benestan, N Loiseau, P Guérin, A Pérez‐Ruzafa… - …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Marine reserves are being established worldwide to conserve and manage marine
resources, and are also often assumed to conserve the evolutionary potential of marine …