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Potential biodiversity connectivity in the network of marine protected areas in Western Africa

2021-11-27Journal article Open access
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dc.contributor.authorAssis, Jorge
dc.contributor.authorFailler, Pierre
dc.contributor.authorFragkopoulou, Eliza
dc.contributor.authorAbecasis, David
dc.contributor.authorTouron-Gardic, Gregoire
dc.contributor.authorRegalla, Aissa
dc.contributor.authorSidina, Ebaye
dc.contributor.authorDinis, Herculano
dc.contributor.authorSerrao, Ester
dc.date.accessioned2022-01-03T16:50:38Z
dc.date.available2022-01-03T16:50:38Z
dc.date.issued2021-11-27
dc.description.abstractMarine Protected Areas (MPAs) must function as networks with sufficient stepping-stone continuity between suitable habitats to ensure the conservation of naturally connected regional pools of biodiversity in the long-term. For most marine biodiversity, population connectivity is mediated by passively dispersed planktonic stages with contrasting dispersal periods, ranging from a few hours to hundreds of days. These processes exert a major influence on whether threatened populations should be conserved as either isolated units or linked metapopulations. However, the distance scales at which individual MPAs are connected are insufficiently understood. Here, we use a biophysical model integrating high-resolution ocean currents and contrasting dispersal periods to predict connectivity across the Network of MPAs in Western Africa. Our results revealed that connectivity differs sharply among distinct ecological groups, from highly connected (e.g., fish and crustacea) to predominantly isolated ecosystem structuring species (e.g., corals, macroalgae and seagrass) that might potentially undermine conservation efforts because they are the feeding or nursery habitats required by many other species. Regardless of their dispersal duration, all ecological groups showed a common connectivity gap in the Bijagós region of Guinea-Bissau, highlighting the important role of MPAs there and the need to further support and increase MPA coverage to ensure connectivity along the whole network. Our findings provide key insights for the future management of the Network of MPAs in Western Africa, highlighting the need to protect and ensure continuity of isolated ecosystem structuring species and identifying key regions that function as stepping-stone connectivity corridors.pt_PT
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dc.identifier.doi10.3389/fmars.2021.765053pt_PT
dc.identifier.eissn2296-7745
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/17417
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherFrontiers Media SApt_PT
dc.relationAlgarve Centre for Marine Sciences
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dc.relationPotential consequences of future climate changes for marine forest gene pools
dc.relationExpanding potential in TROPIcal BIOdiversity and ecosystem research towards sustainable life on land
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectMPA networkspt_PT
dc.subjectStepping-stone connectivitypt_PT
dc.subjectBiophysical modelingpt_PT
dc.subjectBiodiversity conservationpt_PT
dc.subjectResource managementpt_PT
dc.titlePotential biodiversity connectivity in the network of marine protected areas in Western Africapt_PT
dc.title.alternativeConectividade potencial da biodiversidade na rede de áreas marinhas protegidas na África Ocidentalpt_PT
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oaire.citation.titleFrontiers in Marine Sciencept_PT
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