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Combining multispecies home range and distribution models aids assessment of MPA effectiveness

dc.contributor.authorAbecasis, D.
dc.contributor.authorAfonso, P.
dc.contributor.authorErzini, Karim
dc.date.accessioned2016-12-14T16:22:22Z
dc.date.available2016-12-14T16:22:22Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.description.abstractMarine protected areas (MPAs) are today's most important tools for the spatial management and conservation of marine species. Yet, the true protection that they provide to individual fish is unknown, leading to uncertainty associated with MPA effectiveness. In this study, conducted in a recently established coastal MPA in Portugal, we combined the results of individual home range estimation and population distribution models for 3 species of commercial importance and contrasting life histories to infer (1) the size of suitable areas where they would be fully protected and (2) the vulnerability to fishing mortality of each species. Results show that the relationship between MPA size and effective protection is strongly modulated by both the species' home range and the distribution of suitable habitat inside and outside the MPA. This approach provides a better insight into the true potential of MPAs in effectively protecting marine species, since it can reveal the size and location of the areas where protection is most effective and a clear, quantitative estimation of the vulnerability to fishing throughout an entire MPA.
dc.identifier.doi10.3354/meps10987
dc.identifier.issn0171-8630
dc.identifier.otherAUT: KER00534;
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/8775
dc.language.isoeng
dc.peerreviewedyes
dc.publisherInter Research
dc.relation.isbasedonWOS:000344394400013
dc.titleCombining multispecies home range and distribution models aids assessment of MPA effectiveness
dc.typejournal article
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.citation.endPage169
oaire.citation.startPage155
oaire.citation.titleMarine Ecology Progress Series
oaire.citation.volume513
person.familyNameAbecasis
person.familyNameErzini
person.givenNameDavid
person.givenNameKarim
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