[HTML][HTML] Assessing marine ecosystem condition: A review to support indicator choice and framework development

KP Smit, ATF Bernard, AT Lombard, KJ Sink - Ecological Indicators, 2021 - Elsevier
This review provides a broad conceptual overview of different approaches to measuring
marine ecosystem condition and guidance for framework development (particularly relevant …

Evaluating the evidence for ecological effectiveness of South Africa's marine protected areas

SP Kirkman, BQ Mann, KJ Sink, R Adams… - African Journal of …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
We reviewed 140 papers to assess the ecological effectiveness of South Africa's marine
protected areas (MPAs). Evidence was assessed for coverage and representivity, protection …

Successful parks for sharks: No-take marine reserve provides conservation benefits to endemic and threatened sharks off South Africa

PS Albano, C Fallows, M Fallows, O Schuitema… - Biological …, 2021 - Elsevier
Sharks are among the most threatened vertebrates on the planet. Marine protected areas
(MPAs) have been widely established and promoted as a shark conservation tool. However …

[HTML][HTML] Uncertainty remains for white sharks in South Africa, as population stability and redistribution cannot be concluded by Bowlby et al.(2023):“Decline or shifting …

E Gennari, N Hammerschlag, S Andreotti, C Fallows… - Ecological …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Bowlby et al.(2023) assessed spatio-temporal trends in South Africa's white shark
(Carcharodon carcharias) population using a range of different proxies of white shark …

[HTML][HTML] Identifying suitable indicators to measure ecological condition of rocky reef ecosystems in South Africa

KP Smit, ATF Bernard, KJ Sink, A Dyer, AT Lombard… - Ecological …, 2023 - Elsevier
Baseline data for reference conditions are needed to determine the impacts of human
pressures on the structure and functioning of marine ecosystems. However, baseline data …

Assessing the effects of no-take zones in a marine protected area spanning two ecoregions and rock substrate types

NG Baliwe, MC Pfaff, GM Branch - Frontiers in Marine Science, 2022 - frontiersin.org
This study assessed the effectiveness of no-take areas in the Table Mountain National Park
MPA in protecting the biodiversity of intertidal rocky shores from impacts of harvesting …

Deriving connectivity from relatedness: broad-scale isolation-by-distance in the shanny Lipophrys pholis

LL Jeannot, C Mouronvalle, C Peyran… - Marine Ecology …, 2024 - int-res.com
Knowledge about the dispersal patterns of marine organisms is vital for understanding
population dynamics and designing appropriately scaled protected areas and fisheries …

Long-term changes in reef fish assemblages after 40 years of no-take marine reserve protection

H Allard, AM Ayling, NT Shears - Biological Conservation, 2022 - Elsevier
Marine reserves can increase the abundance and size of harvested fish species, but the
indirect effects of protection on wider fish assemblages are less well understood. Better …

No effect of marine protected areas on managed reef fish species in the southeastern United States Atlantic Ocean

C Pickens, T Smart, M Reichert, GR Sedberry… - Regional Studies in …, 2021 - Elsevier
Marine protected areas (MPAs) have been recommended as an essential conservation tool
for ecosystems and fisheries, with MPA coverage increasing four-fold globally since 2000 …

Monitoring the effects of spatial protection on the reef fish communities of the Pondoland Marine Protected Area, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa

BQ Mann, JQ Maggs, SN Porter… - African Journal of Marine …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Monitoring marine protected areas (MPAs) is critical for evaluating their effectiveness and for
improving management. In this study, a single-camera baited remote underwater video …